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Shanghai, China
Flask and the Press
Leave the wardrobes and sweets to British schoolchildren, Shanghai's got a Coke machine that leads to booze.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Junagadh, India
Mahabat Maqbara
This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
Saint John, New Brunswick
Partridge Island Quarantine Site
A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.
Boston, Massachusetts
Jamaica Pond Bench
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
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St. Augustine, Florida
Wolf's Museum of Mystery
This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.
Aalsmeer, Netherlands
Royal FloraHolland
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
U.S.S. Cairo
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Natchez, Mississippi
The Emerald Mound
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Batac, Philippines
Marcos Museum and Mausoleum
The late, disgraced President's embalmed remains displayed for all to see… theoretically.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Margaret's Grocery and Market
A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."
Iuka, Mississippi
Yellow Creek Nuclear Power Plant
Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.
Monaco
Oceanographic Museum
Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.
Balestrino, Italy
Balestrino Ghost Village
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Sabile, Latvia
Doll Garden of Sabile
Just another terrifying garden filled with hundreds of endlessly smiling doll people.
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Itaipu Dam
As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.
Norman, Oklahoma
Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive
The largest collection of political commercials in the world.
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Tromsø, Norway
Siste Skanse
The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.
Triora, Italy
The Town Of Witches
The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."
Vardo, Norway
Steilneset Memorial
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Batumi, Georgia
Ali and Nino
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
Ragunda S, Sweden
King Chulalongkorn Memorial
An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.
Austin, Minnesota
Spam Museum
Ever wanted to can Spam?
