Esgos, Spain
Monasterio de San Pedro de Rocas
An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.
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Tokyo, Japan
Takao Inari Shrine
A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.
Little Wittenham, England
The Poem Tree Commemorative Stone
For a century and a half, this great beech stood bearing a carefully carved 20-line poem. Now this stone and plaque are all that remain.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Lonesome George at the Fausto Llerena Breeding Center
An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.
Minsk, Belarus
Nyamiha Metro Station Memorial
Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Thermal Spring Cascades
Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.
Elche, Spain
Arab Baths
Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Graves of John Cloyce & Abraham Rice
In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hutchesons' Hall Statues
A brother statue swap has adorned this building's facade for centuries.
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Blacksburg, South Carolina
Abandoned Castle Video Games
A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.
Peja, Kosovo
Patriarchate of Peć
A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.
Eureka, Illinois
Reagan Peace Garden
The Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College features a chunk of the Berlin Wall.
Fort Worth, Texas
'Where Independence Begins' Mural
A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.
Meredith, New Hampshire
U.S. Mailboat Sophie C
One of the two USPS mailboats left in service docks regularly at Weirs Beach, Bear Island, and other Lake Winnipesaukee islands to deliver their mail.
Pune, India
Anandashram Sanstha
A historic organization dedicated towards the preservation of Sanskrit texts.
Nashville, Tennessee
Silver Sands Cafe
Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.
Compton, Arkansas
Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.
Jenins, Switzerland
Greisinger Museum
Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Mason Park Basketball Monument
This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.
Perryville, Missouri
Hadler Shoe Tree
An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The War Childhood Musem
This unique museum focuses on the Siege of Sarajevo through children's eyes.
Vientiane, Laos
That Dam (Black Stupa)
This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.
Madrid, Spain
Cine Doré
A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.
Belfast, South Africa
Battle of Berg-en-dal Monument
A brutalist war memorial piercing through the rolling farm landscape.
