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37.7085, -117.2338
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31.5226, 34.5921
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52.2225, 21.1398
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52.5217, 13.3771
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Mystic Falls Park
This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.
36.1128, -115.0623
Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
36.1357, -115.4279
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Tumba del Indio
A place to pay homage to Taíno heritage.
18.2194, -66.5928
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan Sound
At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.
18.4650, -66.1141
Almirante Sur, Puerto Rico
Charco Azul
A natural swimming pool in the middle of the Carite Forest.
18.3614, -66.3897
San Diego, California
The Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla Shores
A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.
32.8570, -117.2563
Los Angeles, California
Jim Morrison Mural
Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.
33.9857, -118.4722
Los Angeles, California
Fire Survivors of the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.
34.1327, -118.2837
Warsaw, Poland
National Museum of Technology in Warsaw
This museum houses and extensive collection of technology contributed by the Polish people.
52.2305, 21.0058
Los Angeles, California
Museum of Tolerance
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
34.0538, -118.4017
Los Angeles, California
St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
34.0460, -118.2535
San Diego, California
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
32.7387, -117.1654
San Diego, California
Memorial to the White Deer of Mission Hills
A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.
32.7582, -117.1961
San Diego, California
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
32.7294, -117.1504
San Diego, California
1895 Looff Carousel
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
32.7086, -117.1690
Queens, New York
Wise Clock (Riis Park Memorial Clock)
This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.
40.5671, -73.8718
Queens, New York
Ridgewood Reservoir
This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.
40.6862, -73.8874
Queens, New York
Socrates Sculpture Park
This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.
40.7688, -73.9365
Queens, New York
La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
40.7735, -73.8852
Queens, New York
St. James Deli
Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.
40.7583, -73.9248
Williamstown, Massachusetts
The Spruces
This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.
42.7024, -73.1783
Hartford, Connecticut
Curioporium
A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.
41.7574, -72.7023
Hartford, Connecticut
Great Scott Moon Rock
An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.
41.7647, -72.6694
Eastham, Massachusetts
First Encounter Beach Plaque
This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.
41.8214, -70.0036
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