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Bronx, New York

Rat Island

Legendary private island in the Bronx...devoid of rats.
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Chucuito Province, Peru

Chucuito Temple of Fertility

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.
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Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey

Ani Ghost City

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
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San Pablo City, Philippines

Waterfalls Restaurant

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.
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Xilin Gol, China

Dinosaurs Fairyland

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.
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Xilin Gol, China

Erlian Kissing Dinosaurs

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.
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Iceland

Svartifoss

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
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Cotonou, Benin

Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.
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Mbour, Senegal

Fadiouth Shell Island

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.
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Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey

Minuchir Mosque of Ani

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.
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New Mexico

Trinity Atomic Bomb Site

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Rapa Nui, Chile

Mataveri International Airport

The world's most remote airport.
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Tijuana, Mexico

La Mona

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.
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Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Erta Ale

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
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Bigelow, Arkansas

Toad Suck

Town not known for anything except its strange name.
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Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
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Bishopville, South Carolina

Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
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Beaufort, South Carolina

Kazoobie Kazoo Museum

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
Russia

Diomede Islands

Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.
Cahuita, Costa Rica

Aviarios del Caribe: Sloth Sanctuary

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
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Musanze, Rwanda

Dian Fossey's Grave

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.
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Lyndhurst, Ohio

Eggshelland

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.
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Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania

Hill of Crosses

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
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Los Angeles, California

Clifton's Cafeteria

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
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