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32.0806, -81.0946
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Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
18.3464, -66.7528
Somerset, England
Willow Man
The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.
51.1491, -2.9806
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
49.7056, -113.6532
Drumheller, Alberta
The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.
51.3806, -112.5342
Oslo, Norway
Fram Museum
Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
59.9032, 10.6985
King George Island, Antarctica
Trinity Church on King George Island
Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.
-62.1964, -58.9598
Kutna Hora, Czechia
Muzeum Alchymie (Alchemy Museum)
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
49.9498, 15.2686
Kutna Hora, Czechia
Sedlec Ossuary "Bone Church"
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
49.9603, 15.2890
Plymouth, Trinidad and Tobago
Mystery Tomb of Betty Stiven
A three-centuries-old crypt in the foothills of an old plantation.
11.2220, -60.7763
Prague, Czechia
Prague Astronomical Clock
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
50.0870, 14.4208
Nara, Japan
Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
34.6890, 135.8398
Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
49.2849, -123.1113
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cementerio de la Recoleta
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
-34.5886, -58.3925
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Floralis Generica
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
-34.5815, -58.3936
Chaves, Brazil
Victoria Amazonica
Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.
-0.0110, -50.1544
Singapore
Haw Par Villa
A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
1.2847, 103.7819
Sandwick, Scotland
Skara Brae
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
59.0486, -3.3431
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
47.6512, -122.3477
Seattle, Washington
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
47.6042, -122.3390
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Underground
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
47.6015, -122.3343
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
47.2620, -122.5419
Olympia, Washington
Mima Mounds
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
46.8970, -123.0507
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
55.6747, 12.5657
Cornwall, England
The Eden Project
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
50.3611, -4.7384
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