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This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.

The final resting place of three children, infected with the Black Death, who all died on the same day.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

Local legend associates this large limestone chunk with a giantess, but archeologists say it may be the remains of a neolithic burial chamber.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."

The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.

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

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

A mystical-meets-modern mix of centuries-old divination decks and Pokémon cards ready to predict your destiny.

Commemorating the story of how a small Norwegian village escaped destruction during World War II.

This building was once the local office of White Star Line, the company that employed the crew on the Titanic when it sank.

A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.

The final resting place of the cats that once belonged to a Brazilian actress.

A general store and steam engine are standouts at this multi-building historic park.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.

A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.

The only mine for rare earth elements in the United States has been intermittently active since the 1950s.