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24.4521, 32.9284
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45.8163, 16.0046
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Cisco, Texas
Site of the Santa Claus Bank Robbery
Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.
32.3888, -98.9799
Cisco, Texas
Old Zoo Nature Trails
Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.
32.4443, -98.9802
Reykjavik, Iceland
Whales of Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
64.1553, -21.9472
Reykjavik, Iceland
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur
One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
64.1503, -21.9427
Reykjavik, Iceland
Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
64.1458, -21.9404
Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic Phallological Museum
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
64.1481, -21.9351
Carcross, Yukon
Carcross Desert
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
60.1872, -134.6947
Tagish, Yukon
Venus Silver Mine
The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.
60.0210, -134.6243
Skagway, Alaska
The Slide Cemetery
A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.
59.5042, -135.3608
Skagway, Alaska
Arctic Brotherhood Hall
The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
59.4541, -135.3182
Skagway, Alaska
Red Onion Saloon
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
59.4540, -135.3184
Skagway, Alaska
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
59.4533, -135.3181
Skagway, Alaska
Skagway Centennial Statue
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
59.4531, -135.3191
Juneau, Alaska
Patsy Ann Statue
Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.
58.2986, -134.4054
Juneau, Alaska
Aquilean Whale Tail Sculptures
A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.
58.2963, -134.4017
Vancouver, British Columbia
Digital Orca
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
49.2898, -123.1168
Vancouver, British Columbia
'The Drop'
This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:
49.2894, -123.1142
St. Louis, Missouri
1904 World's Fair Flight Cage
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
38.6367, -90.2922
St. Louis, Missouri
Old St. Louis County Courthouse
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
38.6257, -90.1893
Paris, France
La Conciergerie
This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.
48.8555, 2.3459
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
49.3413, -0.6202
Paris, France
Paris Space Invaders
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
48.8485, 2.3484
Balmorhea, Texas
Balmorhea State Park Pool
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
30.9440, -103.7862
Zermatt, Switzerland
Mountaineers' Cemetery
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
46.0194, 7.7470
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