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London, England

Stoke Newington Town Hall

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.
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Santa Monica, California

Dogtown Coffee

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.
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Rebel Creek, Nevada

Falls Creek Falls

An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.
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Chester, England

Bridge Of Sighs

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
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London, England

Fitzrovia Chapel

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.
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London, England

Sotheby's Sekhmet

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
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Manchester, England

Hanging Ditch Bridge

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.
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Los Angeles, California

'Four Great Eras of California History'

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.
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Pune, India

Trishund Ganpati Temple

This basalt temple in the center of Pune was built more than 250 years ago.
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London, England

The Attendant, Fitzrovia

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Meat Market

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.
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Salford, England

'Salford First'

This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Strip Benchmarks

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.
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Stretford, England

The Barton Swing Aqueduct

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.
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Haslingden, England

'Halo'

At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.
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Salford, England

Salford Lads' Club

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
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Manchester, England

Portico Library and Gallery

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
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Paphos, Cyprus

The Mosaics of Paphos

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Lauriston Castle

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
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Whitby, England

Old Mulgrave Castle

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.
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Cancún, Mexico

Old Airport Control Tower

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
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Palm Springs, California

PS Air Bar

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Binns Clock

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.
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