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Shanty Bay, Ontario

Oro African Church

One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.
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Boyce, Virginia

Ginkgo Grove Garden

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
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Midland, North Carolina

Reed Gold Mine

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.
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Vinh An, Vietnam

An Bang Cemetery

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.
Added by dianesaurus
Coral Gables, Florida

Tenerife Reflecting Point

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.
Added by manassaromney
Nye County, Nevada

Fang Ridge

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.
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Spartanburg, South Carolina

Statue of Chaser, the Smartest Dog in the World

A charming monument to a very special dog.
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Twentynine Palms, California

End of The World Sign

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
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Big Water, Utah

Edmaier's Secret

This hidden gem in Arizona is truly worth the rugged journey.
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Navajo Mountain, Utah

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.
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Miskolc, Hungary

Miskolctapolca Cave Bath

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.
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Lake Powell, Utah

Gregory Natural Bridge

This natural sandstone bridge hasn't been seen since the 1960s when Lake Powell covered it—until now.
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Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
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Pioche, Nevada

Bristol Well

Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.
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Sudbury, England

The Hundred and One Dalmatians Drinking Fountain

At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Royal Observatory Edinburgh

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.
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Tilley, Alberta

Brooks Aqueduct

Built to supply water to farmers in Alberta, this was once was the world's longest elevated concrete structure.
Added by MattnNat
Miedzianka, Poland

The Disappeared City of Miedzianka

This formerly-prosperous Silesian mining town was completely demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an attempt to cover up a secret Soviet uranium mine.
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Gabbs, Nevada

Gabbs Mine

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.
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Oil Springs, Ontario

Oil Museum of Canada

A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.
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Kovach, Alberta

Memorial Lakes

Three pristine alpine lakes named in memorial of an accident that resulted in three different plane crashes.
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Medicine Hat, Alberta

Saamis Tepee

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.
Added by bensons1
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Dinosaur Tracks

Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.
Traveling Maven Added by Traveling Maven
Rome, Italy

Palazzo Malta

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden