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Guadalajara, Mexico

Panteón de Belen (Santa Paula Cemetery)

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.
Added by Mephistopheles
Chicago, Illinois

Couch Place (The Alley of Death)

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
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Tokyo, Japan

Taira no Masakado's Grave

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Conwy, Wales

Conwy Suspension Bridge

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Ahlat, Turkey

Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery

Hundreds of medieval Islamic gravestones decorate the mountainous landscape in the largest cemetery in Turkey.
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Bârsana, Romania

Bârsana Monastery

The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood
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Colebrook, New Hampshire

Dixville Notch

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.
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Tarragona, Spain

Tower of the Scipios

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.
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Mopti, Mali

Grand Mosque of Mopti

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.
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Sortino, Italy

Necropolis of Pantalica

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
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Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia

Symbolic Cemetery at Popradské Pleso

A serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras.
Added by bramb
Galway, Ireland

Spanish Arch

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Sendai, Japan

Tomizawa Site (Underground Forest Museum)

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kazakhstan

Aktau Mountains

These rugged, color-stained mountains hold the secrets of the Kazakh desert.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
San Salvador, El Salvador

Iglesia El Rosario

Padre Delgado, a leader in the fight for Salvadoran independence, is buried in this stunning Brutalist cathedral.
robertkylemolina Added by robertkylemolina
Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan

Shakpak-Ata

A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
East Wenatchee, Washington

Pangborn-Herndon Memorial

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Lindsborg, Kansas

1904 World's Fair Swedish Pavilion

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.
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Počitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old Town Počitelj

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Added by arturmaiap
Duboka, Croatia

Pelješac Bridge

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Novakovići, Montenegro

Medieval Slavic Cemetery

A scattered cemetery of medieval tombstones, each carved with indivdual patterns and scenes, overlooking a bright blue lake.
HarryN Added by HarryN
Bomarsund, Åland Islands

Bomarsund Fortress

This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.
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Abha, Saudi Arabia

Fatima Museum of Asiri Heritage

This unique museum showcases the largest collection of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art, a traditional wall painting style adopted by the people in the Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia.
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Amay, Belgium

Sarcophagus of Chrodoara

Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."
Added by duaner