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Paro, Bhutan

Paro International Airport

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.
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Nassau, Bahamas

Queen's Staircase

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
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San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Middle of the World

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Added by MattB
Quito, Ecuador

La Plaza Grande

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.
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Quito, Ecuador

Virgen de El Panecillo

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Buffalo, New York

The Darwin D. Martin House

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Meg Added by Meg
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Clifton Hill

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
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Santiago, Chile

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art)

This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.
Scott Mansfield Added by Scott Mansfield
East Gwillimbury, Ontario

Sharon Temple

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.
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Zavikon Island, Ontario

Zavikon Island

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
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Churchill, Manitoba

Prince of Wales Fort

This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.
brendanjcane Added by brendanjcane
Churchill, Manitoba

Churchill River Beluga Whales

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.
Added by KRC
Churchill, Manitoba

Miss Piggy Plane Wreck

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.
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Churchill, Manitoba

Shipwreck of the MV Ithaka

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Fort Gibraltar

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.
Michael LoRe Added by Michael LoRe
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.
Michael LoRe Added by Michael LoRe
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Hong Kong

Quarry Bay 'Monster Building'

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.
AbiInman Added by AbiInman
Zhuhai Shi, China

Chime-Long Ocean Kingdom

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Macau

Taipa Houses

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.
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Beijing, China

798 Art District

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
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Zhangye Shi, China

Zhangye National Geopark

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
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Tianjin, China

Tianjin Eye

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Tianjin, China

Tianjin Binhai Library

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.
Meg Added by Meg