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Rifle, Colorado

Rifle Falls

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.
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Panaji, India

Cannon of Banastarim

This 16th-century cannon is thought to be the oldest piece of forge-welded wrought iron in India.
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Victoria, Malta

Clocks of St. George’s Basilica

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.
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Kagoshima, Japan

Deai-sugi Cedar Tree

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.
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Tokyo, Japan

Deathmatch in Hell

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.
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Osaka, Japan

Planet Plus One

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.
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Seaford, Delaware

Hardscrabble, Delaware

Did the word “hardscrabble” originate from an 18th century Delaware fistfight?
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San Francisco, California

Jack Kerouac Alley

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.
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Herning, Denmark

Lenin Statue of Herning

Relocated from the Baltics, this bronze figure of the Soviet leader reclines on fork-like supports.
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Minoh, Japan

Momotaro

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.
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New York, New York

Balto Statue

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.
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Berlin, Germany

Gründer Geist

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.
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Odessa, Delaware

Corbit-Sharp House

This historic Georgian mansion contains a hidden room that was used to harbor a fugitive in the days of the Underground Railroad.
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Athens, Greece

Krinos

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Royal Danish Library Treasures

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.
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Gothenburg, Sweden

Eriksbergskranen

Sweden's largest remaining gantry crane is a relic of Gothenburg's industrial past.
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Twentynine Palms, California

Skull Rock

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
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Loštice, Czechia

Museum of Olomouc Cheese

This entire museum is dedicated to a single smelly delicacy.
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Geneva, Switzerland

John Calvin's Grave

A modest grave marks the final resting place of one of the world's most influential religious figures.
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Taichung City, Taiwan

Liu's Bakery

Try Taiwan's iconic Apple Bread—which traditionally contains no apples—at the bakery that invented it.
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Bern, Switzerland

Kornhauskeller Restaurant

Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
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Potsdam, Germany

'Nach Vorn'

A bizarre representation of our ever forward moving society.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Xochimilco Raised Fields

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.
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Higashimurayama, Japan

Shōfukuji Temple Jizōdō Hall

Considered the oldest intact wooden structure in Tokyo Prefecture, this impressive temple was built in 1407.
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