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Ōnawe Peninsula

Duvauchelle, New Zealand

Ōnawe Peninsula

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

Grahamland Attractions

Bolton, North Carolina

Grahamland Attractions

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

Baths of Aphrodite

Neo Chorio, Cyprus

Aphrodite's Bath

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

Cannons at the Firing Point

Kent, Sierra Leone

Firing Point

On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.

Ear of Vicolo Gazzana

Milan, Italy

Ear of Vicolo Gazzana

A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?

De Kwal (The Jellyfish)

Castricum, Netherlands

De Kwal (The Jellyfish)

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

Lake Abert from the south.  The highway is US 395.  Abert Rim on the skyline.

Valley Falls, Oregon

Lake Abert

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

Traversing the cliffs

Tangier, Morocco

Tangier Seaside Cliff Steps

Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.

The 65-cm Telescope within the Observatory History Museum.

Mitaka, Japan

National Astronomy Observatory Japan Mitaka Campus

The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.

Easy Chair Grave

Geneva, Illinois

Easy Chair Grave

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

Museum voor Dierkunde

Leuven, Belgium

Museum voor Dierkunde

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

Marine Court

Hastings, England

Marine Court

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

The Rainbow Crosswalk is paved with a familiar Art Deco pattern in colors chosen from Leonard Horowitz's palette.

Miami Beach, Florida

The Rainbow Crosswalk

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

Heilige Geestcollege

Leuven, Belgium

Heilige Geestcollege

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

Sapindya Mahadev Temple

Pune, India

Sapindya Mahadev Temple

An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.

Kastellholmen wreck in 2013

Stockholm, Sweden

Shipwreck of Kastellholmen

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

Up close view of the castle during the summer.

Kenora, Ontario

White Otter Castle

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.

Gateway to the Old King's Yard

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Gateway to the Old King's Yards

Tens of thousands of Africans rescued from slave ships passed through this gate before being settled in Sierra Leone.

Reached via a relatively easy mile hike, Balanced Rock is a perfect adventure for those with just a short time in the park.

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

Closer view of the artifact

Makati, Philippines

Golden Regalia

This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.

Mexican Hat

Mexican Hat, Utah

Mexican Hat

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

Bentside Spinet

Manchester, England

RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

'Min Indre Svinehund' ('My Inner Beast')

Frederikssund, Denmark

'Min Indre Svinehund' ('My Inner Beast')

This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.

Falúa de Carlos IV

Aranjuez, Spain

Museo de Falúas Reales (Royal Barges Museum)

A collection of riverboats of the Spanish royal family in a quaint museum.

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