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Vashon, Washington

Oscar the Bird King

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
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Frederick, Maryland

Gambrill House

This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.
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Darfield, England

Maurice Dobson Museum & Heritage Centre

A local museum dedicated to the history of village life in Darfield.
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McMurdo Station, Antarctica

McMurdo Ice Pier

This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.
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Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade Milestone

This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.
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St Neot, England

Carnglaze Caverns

A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
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Cuernavaca, Mexico

Museo Cassa Gaia

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.
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Evanston, Wyoming

Roundhouse & Railyards

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."
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Rome, Italy

Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.
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Helsingborg, Sweden

'A Study in Unhuman Sexual Expectations'

These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.
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Bristol, England

St. Mary Redcliffe Tram Rail

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.
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Anacapri, Italy

Villa San Michele

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.
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Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico

Manby Hot Springs

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.
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Queens, New York

Home for Retired Playground Animals

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
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Rome, Italy

Wunderkammer Roma Artificialia

This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Beastie Boys Mural

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.
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Basingstoke, England

Hawker Hunter Jet

A real Hawker Hunter jet in the middle of Basingstoke.
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Laconia, Greece

Pyramid on Mount Taygetos

The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?
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McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Observation Tube

A vertical tube that allows you to see what's going on underneath the Antarctic sea ice.
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Pune, India

Church of the Holy Name

This 19th-century church is famous for its iconic 130-foot tall bell tower with eight bells.
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Hong Kong

Duddell Street Lamps

The last street gas lamps in Hong Kong.
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Leuven, Belgium

The Inventor of Time Travel Plaque

Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
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Peñíscola, Spain

Peniscola Castle

A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.
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Dunsfold, England

St Mary's and All Saints Church & Holy Well

An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.
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