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Kyrgyzstan

Burana Tower

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

The Walk of Health

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.
Queens, New York

Calvary Cemetery

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
Anton Valley, Panama

Valley of Square Trees

Right angles in the forests of Panama.
Herriman, Utah

The "Up" House

A replica that won't float away.
Rapa Nui, Chile

Mataveri International Airport

The world's most remote airport.
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Jounieh Cable Car

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.
London, England

Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
Jerusalem Township, Ohio

Turtle Island

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.
Kesennuma, Japan

Kori no Suizokukan

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Alexandria, Minnesota

Kensington Runestone

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Astana, Kazakhstan

Khan Shatyr

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Aswan, Egypt

Unfinished Obelisk

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy

Sacra di San Michele

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."
Papantla, Mexico

Monumento al Volador (Monument to the Flyer)

A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."
Tokyo, Japan

Vampire Café

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Maastricht, Netherlands

St. Pietersberg Caves

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
Duiwelskloof, South Africa

Sunland Baobab

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.
Alberobello, Italy

Alberobello

Southern Italy's spinning top village.
Olvera, Spain

Olvera Castle - Castillo de Olvera

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
Dakar, Senegal

The Great Green Wall of Africa

Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.
Peaugres, France

Labyrinthe des Dragons

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Nebljusi, Croatia

Korenica Monument

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Baconao Park

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.