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Kittery, Maine

Fort McClary State Historic Site

Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.
Carefree, Arizona

Carefree Sundial

Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.
Morrison, Colorado

Morrison Natural History Museum

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.
Sölvesborg, Sweden

Sölvesborgsbron (The Sölvesborg Bridge)

One of the longest footbridges in Europe.
Nida, Lithuania

Nida Ethnographic Cemetery

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.
Grimsby, England

Grimsby Imp

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
Holywood, Scotland

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
Glen Innes, Australia

Australian Standing Stones

A tribute to the Celtic nations that helped settle Australia.
Madrid, Spain

'Tras Julia'

Dedicated to a young woman who broke gender barriers at the University of Madrid.
Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Dreamer'

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
Wellington, New Zealand

Letterbox Village

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.
Kyoto, Japan

Yakuso-Jinshi - Hippocratic Shrine

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.
Shelbyville, Tennessee

Grave of Beautiful Jim Key

Known by many as once the world's smartest horse.
Shrewsbury, England

Shrewsbury Prison

A prison with a more than 200-year history.
Kyoto, Japan

Kyotomangekyo Museum

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.
London, England

Kaspar the Savoy Cat

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.
London, England

Remains of the Old London Bridge

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Kodër Spaç, Albania

Spaç Prison

This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.
Robertsport, Liberia

Robertsport Ghost Ship

After several weeks of radio silence, this abandoned oil tanker washed up on a remote beach in Liberia.
Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Valentín Gómez Farías

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.
Barstow, California

Rainbow Basin

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.
Kyoto, Japan

Original Nintendo Building

The first location of the eventual video game giant.
Peoria, Illinois

Advance Space

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.
Stone Park, Illinois

Italian Cultural Center

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.