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Devil’s Den State Park
36.0126, -93.8878
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-37.8550, 148.0377
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37.9333, -107.6800
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51.7423, 14.3730
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Cologne, Germany
Church of St. Ursula
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
50.9458, 6.9544
Cologne, Germany
Cologne's Love Locks Bridge
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
50.9415, 6.9656
Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer Cross
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
51.0222, 6.9885
Portland, Oregon
USS Blueback
The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.
45.5079, -122.6669
Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
45.5191, -122.7054
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
45.5227, -122.6732
Portland, Oregon
The Grotto
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
45.5533, -122.5736
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
47.6081, -122.3403
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Pinball Museum
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.
47.5981, -122.3250
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
41.8899, 12.4974
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rocky Statue
Yo, Adrian!
39.9650, -75.1792
Paris, France
Flame of Liberty
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
48.8647, 2.3014
New York, New York
Fearless Girl Statue
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
40.7068, -74.0108
Montreal, Québec
Le Stade Olympique
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
45.5557, -73.5523
Los Angeles, California
Mel Brooks Handprint
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
34.1020, -118.3410
Los Angeles, California
Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith.
34.0154, -118.2863
Los Angeles, California
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
34.0577, -118.2449
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
34.1347, -118.3209
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
51.5021, -0.1290
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Radio Tower
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
52.5050, 13.2782
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
52.5212, 13.3969
Barcelona, Spain
Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument)
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
41.3758, 2.1777
Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell
GaudÃ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
41.4136, 2.1528
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada FamÃlia
Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
41.4036, 2.1744
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