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Saltergate, England

Hole of Horcum

Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Ballast Hills Burial Ground

This former burial ground, built atop discarded ballast from cargo ships, is now a public park.
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South Shields, England

Colman's Seafood Temple

Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.
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Jarrow, England

Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnels

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
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South Shields, England

'Conversation Piece'

This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.
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Grangemouth, Scotland

The Kelpies

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
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Falkirk, Scotland

Falkirk Wheel

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
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Matlock, England

Bailey's Tump

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.
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Eyam, England

Hall Hill Troughs

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
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Ibiza, Spain

Cueva de Can Marçà

Inside a former smuggler's cave, an artificial waterfall and light show.
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Orihuela, Spain

Palmeral of Orihuela

The second largest palm grove in Europe was planted during Moorish times and has been largely unchanged since then.
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Orihuela, Spain

Murales de San Isidro

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.
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Zaragoza, Spain

Fountain of the Unbelievers

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.
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Teruel, Spain

Escalinata del Óvalo

This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.
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Zaragoza, Spain

Reloj Solar Multicaja-Zaragoza

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.
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Zaragoza, Spain

Zaragoza River Aquarium

Europe's largest river aquarium features freshwater species from around the world.
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Zaragoza, Spain

Leaning Tower of Zaragoza Memorial

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.
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Villaspesa, Spain

Rambla de Barrachina

The geomorphology of the Turia Valley could easily be mistaken for Utah or Arizona.
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Aigües, Spain

Aguas de Busot Spa

Once a spa resort, then a tuberculosis sanatorium, and now a crumbling ruin.
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Busot, Spain

Ethnic Music Museum of Busot

A private collector gathered these sound machines and musical instruments across five continents.
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Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Mons Meg

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
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Llanberis, Wales

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
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Venice, Italy

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
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