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I've spent a ridiculous amount of time in South America and have been living in -- and writing about -- Peru since 2009.
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Brabo Fountain.

Antwerp, Belgium

Brabo Fountain

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

 Aspendos Theater.

Serik, Turkey

Aspendos Theater

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Avshalom Cave

Israel

Avshalom Cave

This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.

Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine.

Sydney, Australia

Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

Hargeisa War Memorial.

Hargeisa, Somalia

Hargeisa War Memorial

A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.

Just Nuisance statue.

Cape Town, South Africa

Just Nuisance Statue

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

Smaller giraffe and other animal petroglyphs at Dabous.

Niger

Dabous Giraffes

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

Monadnock Building.

Chicago, Illinois

Monadnock Building

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Ring of Life.

Fushun, China

Ring of Life

The massive steel ring looks like it could be China’s first Stargate.

Dovedale stepping stones in 2012.

Ashbourne, England

Dovedale Stepping Stones

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

Wellington Monument (Statue of Achilles).

London, England

Wellington Monument

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Memorial to the Women of World War II.

London, England

Memorial to the Women of World War II

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Robot Building

Bangkok, Thailand

Robot Building

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

World's largest prairie chicken.

Rothsay, Minnesota

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Ruins of Seneca Quarry stone cutting mill.

Poolesville, Maryland

Seneca Quarry

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

Guan Yu Statue.

Jingzhou, China

Guan Yu Statue

China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.

Tower of Wind.

Kawasaki, Japan

Tower of Wind

Curious onlookers have suspected this strange structure is a secret government base.

"Diminish and Ascend."

Christchurch, New Zealand

'Diminish and Ascend'

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.

 Seikan Tunnel.

Japan

Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

"Meeting Place."

Dublin, Ireland

'Meeting Place'

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

Prison Boab Tree near Derby.

Derby, Australia

Derby Boab 'Prison Tree'

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

Attabad Lake in 2016.

Hunza Nagar, Pakistan

Attabad Lake

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

The Cenntennial Walk - a boradwalk that overloks Pelican Island.  Each new NWR get's its name inscribed in a chronological boardwalk.

Vero Beach, Florida

Pelican Island

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

Paul Kroegel statue.

Sebastian, Florida

Paul Kroegel Statue

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

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