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The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

The physical legacy of one man’s lifetime mission, following a near-fatal mine accident, to publicly proselytize for Christianity.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The rich cultural heritage of the Kalasha people is on display in this state-of-the-art museum.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

An attack on this gunpowder depot led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.

This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.

Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.

A small museum houses a long, rich history of life and death on Lake Erie — from famous shipwrecks to rum smugglers.

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

A Victorian cemetery hidden along a trucking route is all that remains of a 19th century village.

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

Lake within a lake.

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.