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Mapparium Globe

Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Vancouver Maritime Museum

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Maritime Museum

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

1885 tall ship Wavertree at South Street Seaport Museum.

New York, New York

Wavertree

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

The message on display.

Sydney, Australia

The Queen's Letter

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

Bridge #1

Wayne, Alberta

The 11 Bridges of Wayne

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

SR-71C Blackbird

Hill AFB, Utah

SR-71C Blackbird

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

The cemetery.

Black Hawk, Colorado

Knights of Pythias Cemetery

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

The Moai in Vitorchiano.

Vitorchiano, Italy

The Moai in Vitorchiano

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

The portrait of Mr. Kaor.

Volendam, Netherlands

Mr. Kaor's Portrait

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.

Torre Di Vernazzano

Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy

Torre Di Vernazzano

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

Scaligero Castle of Sirmione

Sirmione, Italy

Scaligero Castle

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Red Oak Steakhouse

Quapaw, Oklahoma

Red Oak Steakhouse

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

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