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South of the Border in Hamer, South Carolina
Normally it's pretty easy to cross state lines with little to no fanfare, but on I-95 there's no escaping the border crossing between North and South Carolina; the occasion is marked by a veritable...
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Knightridge Space Observatory in Bloomington, Indiana
Buried in the Indiana wilderness, the abandoned Knightridge Space Observatory is astronomy's answer to the eerie backwoods shack.A simple, two-story telescope dome, the observatory was built between...
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Pyramide des Ha! Ha! in Saguenay, Canada
After the Saguenay River flooded in 1996 causing 10 deaths and over a billion dollars in damages in the areas surrounding its swollen banks, local artists built the Pyramid des Ha! Ha! to commemorate...
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Oz Park in Chicago, Illinois
When the city of Chicago decided to improve the dilapidated Lincoln Park neighborhood, they chose to honor author L. Frank Baum, who used to live in the area in the 1890's, by developing the whimsical...
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45th Infantry Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The 45th Infantry based in Oklahoma City was one of the first National Guard units to be activated for World War II, and after an extensive tour of Europe from the shores to Berlin to the liberation of...
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The Black Mailbox in Alamo, Nevada
On a deserted stretch of road between Alamo and Rachel, Nevada known as "The Extraterrestrial Highway," there is a lone mailbox with the names of two recipients; the unalarming "Steve Medlin," and then...
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Skocjan Caves in Skocjan, Slovenia
One of the most monumental underground features in the world, Slovenia's Skocjan Caves seem to have sprung directly from the mind of a fantasy author. Often referred to as the "Underground Grand...
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram in Rishikesh, India
The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram in Rishikesh, India is one of the few places associated with the Fab Four that has been largely abandoned. Now remembered for its famous guests and not the teachings of...
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Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines, Iowa
Smack in the middle of downtown Des Moines is an odd collection of daring modern sculpture known as the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Taking up four of Western Gateway Park's twenty-seven acres, the public...
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Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes in Grecia, Costa Rica
Most any Costa Rican town would point to the church as its most notable structure, but the Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes church in Grecia is extra-special in that it is made entirely...
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Presidio Modelo in Nueva Gerona, Cuba
Built between 1926 and 1928, the Presidio Modelo was designed to be a model prison by President-turned-Dictator Gerardo Machado.Each building is a circle of prison cells surrounding a center...
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Boldt Castle in Alexandria Bay, New York
Boldt Castle's aged beauty reflects the bittersweet romance behind the estate's origin. Construction on the castle and its grounds began around 1900, commissioned by hotel magnate George C. Boldt....
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Cobb Estate in Altadena, California
When retired lumber magnate Charles Cobb built an estate in the foothills north of Pasadena in 1918, the only indication that the "haunted woods" behind his house had any ghosts was the name. Cobb...
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Strawberry Field in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Behind the wrought iron scarlet gates of Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army home for young orphaned children, and surrounding this victorian gothic house were acres of thick woodland, which also...
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Sheats-Goldstein House in Beverly Hills, United States
Whether its a decadent drug den or a super-villian's eccentric lair, the Sheats-Goldstein House built into the Hollywood hills is the go-to location for films that need a one-of-a-kind background....
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Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society in Hammerfest, Norway
The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society (known in Norwegian as the Isbjørnklubben) is neither royal nor ancient, but their love of local history is definitely no joke.This museum, started in 1963 by a...
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Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire, United Kingdom
The Blue John Caverns in Derbyshire produce one of the scarcest minerals in the world and also offer a truly unique exploration experience.Far from the dank and dingy caves usually associated with...
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Swing at the End of the World in Cantón Baños, Ecuador
Deep in the Ecuadorian wilderness is a seismic monitoring station known as Casa del Arbol or "The Treehouse" because it is simply a small house built in a tree used for observing Mt. Tungurahua, the...
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SS Ayerfield in Homebush BAy, Australia
From cargo freighter to floating forest, the SS Ayrfield is a beautifully broken-down wreck, forever locked in Australia's Homebush Bay.Once a center of industry, Homebush Bay was unfortunately...
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James A. Garfield Memorial in Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The James A. Garfield Memorial in Ohio's Lake View Cemetery is the only memorial that keeps the dead president on full display.Dedicated in 1890, the memorial is a two story, tower-like building built...
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