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The cliffs of Punta Capo Bianco, Chiaia di Luna

Ponza, Italy

Chiaia di Luna

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.

The neogothic villa of Isola del Garda

San felice del Benaco, Italy

Isola del Garda

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

Gordo the Barosaurus

Toronto, Ontario

Gordo the Barosaurus

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

CarrerĂ³ de les Bruixes (Alley of Witches)

Cervera, Spain

CarrerĂ³ de les Bruixes (Alley of Witches)

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

The Sarovar and surrounding building.

Attari, India

Pul Kanjri

Built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this location was used as a resting place for his troops.

One of the many sculptures/memorials in the cemetery.

Shanghai, China

Longhua Martyrs Cemetery

A memorial to those who died at the hands of the Kuomintang while fighting for communism in China.

A view over the rooftops of Calafell

Calafell, Spain

Iberian Citadel of Calafell

Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.

Templer Way

Devon, England

Templer Way

This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.

The Asakura Gallery.

Tokyo, Japan

Asakura Gallery

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

The last surviving fragment of Yoshiwara's stone wall.

Tokyo, Japan

Ohaguro Ditch Wall Ruins

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

The main exhibit room

Dalat, Vietnam

Tay Nguyen Biological Museum

This former monastery in Vietnam now houses a chocolate shop and museum filled with centuries-old taxidermy specimens.

Inside the church

Atotonilco, Mexico

Santuario de Atotonilco

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

Fall Colors at Fox Island

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fox Island Nature Preserve

Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.

Larger shelter near Medina Terrace.

Hove, England

Victorian Seaside Shelters

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

A "life-sized", 55-foot sculpture of the Thimble Tickle giant squid of 1878, long regarded by Guinness as the largest specimen ever recorded. Part of the Giant Squid Interpretation Centre in Glover's Harbour (formerly Thimble Tickle), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Giant Squid of Thimble Tickle

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

The stone temples tower over the surrounding landscape.

Kecamatan Prambanan, Indonesia

Prambanan

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

Whoever chooses to come must be prepared to walk on a soil path, jump over prickly bushes and stone piles

Onogur, Bulgaria

Palmatis Ruins

On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.

Burg Lahneck

Lahnstein, Germany

Burg Lahneck

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

'Comic Fountain'

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

'Comic Fountain'

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

Old Crow Wing

Brainerd, Minnesota

Old Crow Wing

This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.

Mongoose fighting cobra.

Brisbane, Australia

Seized Endangered Species Exhibit

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.

Clothes fill each corner of Pugliano Street.

Ercolano, Italy

Vintage Market of Pugliano

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum

Tsu, Japan

Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum

A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.

Akaka Falls

Pepeekeo, Hawaii

'Akaka Falls

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

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