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Mesa, Arizona

Park of the Canals

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.
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Aktash, Russia

Geyser Lake

Thermal springs at the bottom of this lake create beautiful blue circles of clay.
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Southampton, England

Calshot Lightship

This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.
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Odunpazarı, Turkey

Lületaşı Müzesi (Meerschaum Museum)

A museum celebrating the mineral used to make ornate, carved tobacco pipes.
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Ormskirk, England

The Time Tardis

This classic red telephone box is now a community art installation celebrating local history.
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Thunder Bay, Ontario

Terry Fox Monument

Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
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Taipei, Taiwan

Carp Hill Miniatures

This hiking trail features an aging but endearing collection of folk miniatures depicting Taiwan’s landmarks.
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Barèges, France

Ayré Barèges Funicular

The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.
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Panaji, India

Institute Menezes Braganza

The entrance hall of this old cultural institute is decorated with Azulejo artwork depicting Vasco da Gama’s journey to India.
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Witjira, Australia

Dalhousie Springs

Swim in these hot springs filled with three-million-year-old water, deep in the Australian Outback.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Rectoría del Señor de La Humildad (Manzanares Chapel)

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.
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Phoenix, Arizona

Don Parks’ Yard of Statues and Stuff

Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.
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Écaussinnes, Belgium

‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’)

This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.
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Las Vegas, Nevada

‘The Big Piece’

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
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Sandur, Faroe Islands

Gróthúsvatn’s Witch Rock

Every summer, women from this small Faroese island cover this specific stone with knitted graffiti.
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Enggor, Malaysia

Victoria Bridge

The oldest railway bridge in Malaysia.
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Osaka, Japan

Tomb of the Nue

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.
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Eccles, England

Monton Lighthouse

Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.
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Cassel, California

Packway Sculpture Park

A whimsical display of massive metal sculptures made from recycled materials.
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Cambridge, Maryland

‘Take My Hand’

This Harriet Tubman mural went viral for kids interacting with it.
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Sakura, Japan

Funato Kappa Park

A small park inhabited by handmade water goblins.
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Kent, England

The Glimmer Twins

Two members of the Rolling Stones frozen forever in bronze.
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Maidstone, England

Iguanodon Statue

A reminder of the dinosaur skeleton discovered in a local quarry.
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Madrid, Spain

La Alameda's Castle

A medieval castle-turned-luxury villa is now open to the public.
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