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In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

This dramatic monument in Colombia honors a little-known indigenous fighter for independence.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

This cryptic monument honors a mysterious dead woman, despite her identity being lost centuries ago.

The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.