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Tarragona, Spain

Tower of the Scipios

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.
Semey, Kazakhstan

Dostoevsky's Desk

The Russian author's writing desk remains inside the house where he spent part of his Siberian exile.
Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
Manila, Philippines

Memorare Manila 1945

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.
Taylors, South Carolina

Mad Century Studios and the House of the Improbable

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.
Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain

Naveta des Tudons

This unique prehistoric funerary monument is notable for its distinctive boat-shaped design and exceptional preservation, offering a fascinating glimpse into the island's ancient burial practices.
St. Louis, Missouri

Crown Candy Kitchen

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
Stavanger, Norway

Stavanger Astronomical Society Observatory

Peer into the night sky with one of Norway's oldest associations of land-based space explorers.
Riola, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.
Namibia

Tropic of Capricorn Crossing

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Namibia

Eduard Bohlen Shipwreck

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Bendigo, Australia

Central Deborah Gold Mine

Direct access to a gold mine showing the boom and bust of Australia's Victorian gold rush.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands

James Bond's Grave

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.
London, England

Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
Hardwick, New Jersey

Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco

This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.
Magdeburg, Germany

Guericke-Einhorn (Magdeburg Unicorn)

This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.
Medford, Massachusetts

Sagamore John Burial Monument

The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.
Lusiana, Italy

Sojo Art and Nature Park

Artist Diego Morlin's war between the natural and human worlds is a wanderer's delight.
Suomussalmi, Finland

The Silent People

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.