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Maho Beach
Maho BeachAirplanes take off over the heads of sunbathing beachgoersThe last decade has seen a number of improvements in Maho Beach, including the creation of a fence to keep tourists from getting...
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Thermopolia of Pompeii
Thermopolia of PompeiiAncient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened The Thermopolia of Pompeii have been closed since 79 AD when the entire city was buried under masses of volcanic ash. But in 2010,...
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Kaiping Dialous
Kaiping DialousMassive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architectureIn the early Qing Dynasty, gangs of bandits marauded their way through Guangdong, leaving the farmers of the region...
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A Panorama View of New York City
A Panorama View of New York CityA 9,335 square foot architectural model of the entire New York CityWith the myriad of museums and exhibitions to visit in the Big Apple, the Panorama of the City of New...
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Agdam
AgdamAzerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zoneThe fall of the Soviet Union left much of Eastern Europe in chaos. From the rubble of the fallen Russian behemoth,...
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Kindred Spirit Mailbox
Kindred Spirit MailboxNature reserve, saved from development by a mailbox and handwritten lettersFor the last 30 years, a small black mailbox printed with the words "Kindred Spirit" has graced the...
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Stonehenge Replica
Stonehenge ReplicaMassive stacked rocks in Texas prove the benefits of technologyIn many ways, Stonehenge remains a complete mystery. Yet despite the lack of quality information on the megaliths, some...
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Dungeness Ruins
Dungeness RuinsRuins of the Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland IslandIn a glaring 19th-century example of the privileged 1 percent, the Carnegie family owned 90% of Cumberland Island, including a...
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Hot Water Beach
Hot Water BeachHandcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tideAlthough the average hot tub costs a couple thousand dollars, Hot Water Beach allows people to carve their own thermal hot tub...
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Temagami Fire Tower
Temagami Fire TowerStunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forestsThe 100 feet high, Temagami Fire Tower stands on the summit of Caribou Mountain, 400 feet above the town and 1300 feet above sea...
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War obelisk in Milan
War obelisk in MilanRemnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in MilanBuilt to protect Italy's northern economic center during World War II, this obelisk-shaped bomb shelter stands 100 feet tall,...
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Lake Abbe
Lake AbbeA salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneysSituated in the middle of the hot and hellish Afar Depression, Lake Abbe stretches six miles in width and is covered in clusters of massive,...
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Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel
Tom Mankiewicz Conservation CarouselA carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.Overlooking the Elephants of Asia...
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Ash Jesus and Ash Buddha
Ash Jesus and Ash BuddhaSculptures of religious figures made from the ashes of pilgrims' incense Using the resurrected ashes from temple incense in Shanghai, Chinese artist Zhang Huan created the...
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Il Castello Incantato
Il Castello IncantatoA madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted headsIn 1919, Filippo Bentivegna left the United States after only 7 years and was a changed man. According to some, he had...
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Petroglyph Beach
Petroglyph BeachLow tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern AlaskaDating back 8000 years, Petroglyph Beach near Wrangell, Alaska has a series of 40 different rock sketches that are only...
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Statue of José Maria Morelos
Statue of José Maria MorelosClimb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statueApproaching the tiny island of Janitizio by boat, there is no way to miss the towering Statue of José...
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Elk Garden
Elk GardenA Finnish artist's unique fauna statuaryWhen Arja Alhoranta began creating her sculptures in southwest Finland, she had a political agenda and was dedicated to making a statement. But as her...
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Chucuito Temple of Fertility
Chucuito Temple of FertilityAncient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penisesChucuito is one of the few ancient sites in the world that...
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Stork Nest Farm
Stork Nest FarmCzech architects borrow from the nest design of the stork to revitalize a farmstead, hoping to inspire the same loyalty the birds had shown. When Design studio SGL Projeckt was hired to...
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