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Veracruz, Mexico

Plaza of the Lebanese Migrant

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Helu's Productos Árabes

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.
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Sandy Hook, Mississippi

Smitty's Super Service Station

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.
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Kyiv, Ukraine

Osokorky Metro Station

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.
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St George, Maine

Long Cove Quarry

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.
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North Berwick, Scotland

St Andrew's Kirk Ports

The ruins of the second of three churches dedicated to the saint in a touristic Scottish town.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Great Light

One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.
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Athens, Greece

Church of Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris (Saint Demetrius the Bombardier)

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.
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Gateway, Colorado

Sewemup Mesa

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.
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London, England

London Silver Vaults

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Elkmont Historic District

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Edinburgh, Scotland

‘A Canine Connection’

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.
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Provins, France

Le Roy Lire

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.
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England

The Ruins of St. Mary's Church

In the quiet village of Fulmodeston, the ruins of a medieval church remain hidden among vines and foliage.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland

Albert Memorial Clock

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
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Guadalajara, Mexico

Casa ITESO Clavigero

This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.
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São Miguel, Portugal

Oficina Museu (Workshop Museum)

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.
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Huauchinango, Mexico

Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption)

This modernist church's massive sci-fi dome may be one of Latin America's largest.
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Fairbanks, Alaska

'Polaris'

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Dark Sky Project

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.
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Fakenham, England

Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History

The last gas works in England and Wales details how people once extracted the resource from coal.
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Québec City, Québec

Cartier Avenue's Giant Lampshades

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.
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Göttingen, Germany

Göttingen University Astronomy Collection

A collection of antique telescopes dot the halls of the university's astrophysics department.
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Tlaxiaco, Mexico

Temple of San Nicolás Tolentino

After a partial collapse in the 1950s, this small church's historic facade lives on.
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