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Khada Parsi Statue in Mumbai, India
In Mumbai’s Byculla area, under the Byculla Bridge, a tall cast-iron statue stands at the traffic junction. It is popularly known as Khada P
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Fort Breendonk in Willebroek, Belgium
Fort van Breendonk is a transit camp and WWII Nazi Prison in Willebroek, Belgium. It was originally built between 1906 and 1913 and has been
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Pinkie the Pink Elephant in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
DeForest, Wisconsin, United States--A fiberglass giant pink elephant with glasses, also known as “Pinkie the Elephant” or “Pinky the Elephan
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Tomb of Mem de Sá in Salvador, Brazil
Located in the heart of Salvador’s historic center, the Catedral Basílica de Salvador stands in the famous Terreiro de Jesus, surrounded by
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Round Barn Capital of the World in Rochester, Indiana
Your typical barn employs a rectangular shape, with various styles of roofing. However, rectangular barns use material inefficiently; a roun
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Susannah Place in The Rocks, Australia
Located in The Rocks, Sydney's oldest neighborhood, the four humble terrace houses that make up Susannah Place were built in 1844 by Irish i
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‘Bear With Me’ in Bristol, England
Bristol is famous for turning its streets into an open-air gallery, from Banksy’s work to its ever-changing murals, stencils, and sculptures
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Üç Haclı Kilise in Çavuşin, Turkey
In the red valley, one can find Üç Haclı Kilise, also known as Three Crosses church. It is carved directly into the rock. Though heavily ero
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‘Deep Silent Gaze’ in Limassol, Cyprus
Set into a low wall, this mosaic looks at first like a study in ocean life: teal petals fanned out like sea anemones, iridescent glass discs
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Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal, Washington
When you see this museum from the street, you might assume that it's a little one-room operation, but you couldn't be more wrong! Two Rivers
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Gravesite of Justice Willam Cushing in Scituate, Massachusetts
South of the town of Scituate (pronounced /SIT-you-it/), roughly a mile and a half from the Atlantic coast of Massachusetts, nestled in the
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Queer Arts Featured in San Francisco, California
The storefront where Harvey Milk sold film and strategized his historic run for San Francisco supervisor has found a fitting second act. Tod
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The Abandoned Monorail of Melaka in Melaka, Malaysia
Several monorail systems were built in Malaysia in the 2000s, and while quite a few no longer exist, the one in Kuala Lumpur still runs and
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The Mocking Mural in Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway
Oslo city hall (Rådhuset) is one of the countries most visited tourist sites, famous for hosting the annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Howe
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Grand Vista Sanitarium in Richmond, California
The Bay Area’s regional parks are one of the many jewels that make the Bay the gem that it is, but few are aware of the ruins of a once-gran
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Ancient Hon Chuong Cham Tower in De Gi, Vietnam
Deep within the rugged heights of De Gi in Phu Cat lies one of the most obscure and isolated ancient architectural puzzles in Vietnam. Hon C
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18th Century Pirate’s Jolly Roger in Portsmouth, England
The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth displays a genuine Jolly Roger, captured from pirates off the North African coast in 179
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Southwick House in England
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Mini Statues of Uzhhorod in Uzhhorod, Ukraine
More than 80 miniature sculptures, which capture pieces of Transcarpthian culture, are scattered throughout Uzhhorod. They can be found in a
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Camp Butner Museum in Butner, North Carolina
The Camp Butner Museum preserves the remarkable story of a World War II training camp that seemingly appeared overnight across more than 40,
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Queen’s Surf Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii
In the 1970s, Queen’s Surf Beach in Waikiki became a popular gathering and organizing space for members of Hawaiʻi’s diverse LGBTQ+ Māhū com
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Havneholmen Metro Station in Copenhagen, Denmark
Step onto the platform at Copenhagen's Havneholmen metro station, which opened in 2024, and something is not quite right: a bench hangs from
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The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway
Nothing beats staying in a hotel whose suites hold some stories — especially if they’re of the spooky variety. The same friends who roll the
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Musee Industrie Lithique in Laayoune, Morocco
Thousands of years of Laayoune-area history are preserved in the small Musee Industrie Lithique, run by the eccentric Mr. Taki. Each glass c
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