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32.0806, -81.0946
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51.5111, -0.1461
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Frederick, Maryland
Jug Bridge Monument
Rumors persist that a bottle of whiskey is sealed within this Demijohn-shaped adornment.
39.4050, -77.3832
Fez, Morocco
The Blue Gate of Fes
The other side is actually green.
34.0617, -4.9839
Fez, Morocco
The Fez Mellah
The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.
34.0514, -4.9916
Fez, Morocco
Ibn Danan Synagogue
This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.
34.0514, -4.9916
Fez, Morocco
Al-Attarine Madrasa
The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.
34.0651, -4.9736
Meknes, Morocco
Royal Stables of Meknes
The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.
33.8798, -5.5587
Marrakesh, Morocco
Bab Agnaou
One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.
31.6176, -7.9907
Marrakesh, Morocco
Almoravid Koubba
The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.
31.6315, -7.9872
Fez, Morocco
Chouara Leather Tannery
Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.
34.0661, -4.9709
Marrakesh, Morocco
Ben Youssef Madrasa
The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.
31.6320, -7.9866
Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
31.6261, -7.9887
Frisco, North Carolina
Outer Banks Futuro House
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
35.2488, -75.6087
Riverdale, Georgia
Hindu Temple of Atlanta
A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.
33.5954, -84.4086
Meadville, Pennsylvania
PennDOT Road Sign Sculpture Garden
The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.
41.6209, -80.1670
Waterford, Pennsylvania
George Washington in a British Military Uniform
The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
41.9402, -79.9832
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Tesla Monument
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
43.0816, -79.0784
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Clifton Hill
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
43.0911, -79.0741
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Tesla Monument in New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
43.0820, -79.0712
Washington, D.C.
Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
38.8804, -77.0120
Milton, Delaware
Steampunk Tree House
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
38.7702, -75.3109
Lewes, Delaware
Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck
A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.
38.7947, -75.1686
Wilmington, Delaware
Nemours Estate
This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.
39.7824, -75.5553
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
Nebraska Bridge
For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.
41.4715, -79.3825
Concord, Massachusetts
Walden Pond
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
42.4405, -71.3345
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