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Mavrovo, North Macedonia

St Nicholas Church - Mavrovo

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.
Williamsburg, Virginia

Virginia Musical Museum

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
Los Angeles, California

Mt. Hollywood Tunnel

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Leeds, England

Central Station Wagon Hoist

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
Bandon, Oregon

Face Rock

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.
West, Texas

Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Kilmun, Scotland

Elizabeth Blackwell's Grave

The first woman in America to receive a medical degree.
Gloucester, Virginia

Woodville School

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
Annapolis, Maryland

'The Walking Man'

A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.
Bratislava, Slovakia

Skater Girls Mailbox

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.
Asahikawa, Japan

Kamuy Kotan

A natural wonder with mythological ties to the local Ainu tradition.
Parkville, Australia

Northern Cattle Market Wall

A unique reminder of the once-bustling cattle market during the 19th-century.
Eksjö, Sweden

Deutsche Strasse Memorial Stone

This lonely rock along a gravel road outside of the southern Swedish village of Eksjö reminds us of a dark chapter in Swedish post-war history.
Cleveland, Ohio

Church of the Holy Parking Structure

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.
Somerville, Massachusetts

Sapphire City House

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects
Paris, Tennessee

Eiffel Tower Park

A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.
Malmö, Sweden

Talking Trash Cans of Malmö

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.
Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.
Flagstaff, Arizona

Pluto Discovery Telescope

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.
Marietta, Pennsylvania

The White Cliffs of Conoy

An industrial waste tourist attraction.
Las Vegas, Nevada

The First Telephone in Las Vegas

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.
Brooklyn, New York

Stuffed Animal Tree of Bergen Beach

This suburban enclave is home to a very unique art exhibit.
Edinburg, Texas

Sal del Rey

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.
Dresden, Germany

Elbehochwasser 2002 Memorial

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.