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Wendy Jones

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

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    As part of the West Virginia Destination Challenge, this badge celebrates the beginning of your journey through West Virginia's remarkable places. Every place you mark brings you closer to discovering more of what makes the Mountain State unique.

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    You explored one of America's most iconic highways by marking at least three remarkable places along historic Route 66.

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Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel

Vienna, Austria

Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Naturhistorisches Museum

Vienna, Austria

Naturhistorisches Museum

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Municipal heating plant, Vienna

Vienna, Austria

Hundertwasser's Odd Architecture

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Sigmund Freud Museum

Vienna, Austria

Sigmund Freud Museum

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Habsburg Imperial Crypt

Vienna, Austria

Habsburg Imperial Crypt

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Stephansdom Crypt

Vienna, Austria

Stephansdom Crypt

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Big Vic

Ranier, Minnesota

Big Vic Voyageur Statue

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.

The newly repainted house

Hibbing, Minnesota

Bob Dylan's Childhood Home

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.

Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

Items on display.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Center for Lost Objects

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

The World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Ames, Iowa

Elwood, the World's Tallest Concrete Gnome

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Rocky Taconite

Silver Bay, Minnesota

Rocky Taconite

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

Smokey Bear Park

International Falls, Minnesota

Smokey Bear Park

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

Western Sculpture Park

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Western Sculpture Park

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

Alpine Asphalt's Wall of Skis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alpine Asphalt's Wall of Skis

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

The entrance to Owamni.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Owamni

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

New York, New York

WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Hall of North American Mammals

New York, New York

Hall of North American Mammals

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

The Cross at Ground Zero

New York, New York

The Cross at Ground Zero

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Gay Liberation Monument.

New York, New York

Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The Louis Armstrong House

Queens, New York

Louis Armstrong House

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The Peace Fountain

New York, New York

The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

New York, New York

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Central Park

Queens, New York

Panorama of the City of New York

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

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