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52.8631, -102.3887
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36.6603, -115.9947
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24.4521, 32.9284
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45.8163, 16.0046
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Caylloma, Peru
Cruz del Cóndor
A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.
-15.6113, -71.9061
Oslo, Norway
'Santa'
A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.
59.9024, 10.7671
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
40.7462, -73.8445
Queens, New York
Home for Retired Playground Animals
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
40.7482, -73.8433
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
The Grave of Ernest Shackleton
Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
-54.2841, -36.5078
Cape Town, South Africa
Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
-34.1965, 18.4500
Urubamba, Peru
Moray
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
-13.3296, -72.1971
Bucharest, Romania
Memorial of Rebirth
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
44.4389, 26.0975
Jamestown, Saint Helena
Jacob's Ladder
A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.
-15.9258, -5.7194
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
Singapore
'Planet'
A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.
1.2816, 103.8636
Singapore
Merlion
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
1.2868, 103.8545
Wellington, New Zealand
Lobster Loos
These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.
-41.2838, 174.7784
Vadso, Norway
Luftskipsmasta (Airship Tower)
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.
70.0661, 29.7648
Flemming, Montserrat
Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.
16.7488, -62.2127
Denizli, Turkey
Pamukkale Water Terraces
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
37.7735, 29.0865
Inaccessible Island
Inaccessible Island
It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.
-37.3004, -12.6733
Marietta, Georgia
Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins
The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.
33.9403, -84.4376
Flagstaff, Arizona
Wupatki Spirit Totem
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
35.5507, -111.5365
Jerusalem, Israel
Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem
The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.
31.7749, 35.2287
East Jerusalem, Israel
Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
31.7784, 35.2298
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell
This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.
36.8690, -111.5952
Brighton, England
Quadrophenia Alley
This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.
50.8203, -0.1393
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kravice Waterfalls
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
43.1575, 17.6081
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