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Ushuaia, Argentina
Postal del Fin del Mundo
The southernmost postal office in South America.
-54.8468, -68.4808
Ushuaia, Argentina
Bahia Lapataia at the End of the World
The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
-54.8556, -68.5762
Rovaniemi, Finland
Santa's Hometown
This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.
66.6655, 24.7130
Edinburgh, Scotland
Floral Clock
The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.
55.9517, -3.1973
San Francisco, California
Museum of the Eye
A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
37.8067, -122.4198
San Francisco, California
1908 Cistern Circles
These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.
37.7693, -122.4314
San Francisco, California
The Last Standard Oil Company Gas Station in California
Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.
37.7896, -122.4226
San Francisco, California
Lotta's Fountain
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
37.7879, -122.4033
Sausalito, California
The Bay Model
A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.
37.8635, -122.4949
Paradise, Michigan
Tahquamenon Falls
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
46.5750, -85.2573
Paradise, Michigan
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
46.7709, -84.9582
Boston, Massachusetts
USS Constitution
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
42.3727, -71.0531
Boston, Massachusetts
USS Cassin Young
This historic World War II ship is one of only 4 Fletcher-class destroyers remaining worldwide.
42.3722, -71.0545
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
Experience the pivotal Civil War battle at this interactive museum.
39.8117, -77.2260
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Central Market
The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.
40.0386, -76.3068
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hotel Hershey
This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.
40.2998, -76.6597
Stonington, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
41.3614, -71.9662
Woodstock, New York
Overlook Mountain House Ruins
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
42.0849, -74.0997
Italy
The Alpine Wall
A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
46.6559, 12.4028
Bolzano, Italy
Ötzi the Iceman
Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
46.5000, 11.3494
Riga, Latvia
Riga Radio and Television Tower
The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.
56.9239, 24.1371
Oak Harbor, Washington
Deception Pass Bridge
This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.
48.4062, -122.6472
Chamonix, France
Grotte de Glace
Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.
45.9226, 6.8753
Candelo, Italy
Ricetto of Candelo
A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.
45.5459, 8.1129
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