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The Lower Swedish Cabin in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Built sometime between the 1630s and the 1650s, Pennsylvania's Lower Swedish Cabin is one of the last remaining log cabin's built by America's Swedish settlers and still stands, relatively unaltered...

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Handfuls of Small Stones in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Created by Geographer-at-Large Eames Demetrios, Kcymaerxthaere is a "parallel universe that intersects with much of our linear Earth, but with different stories, creatures, peoples, even laws of...

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Kristallhütte in Kaltenbach, Austria

Located at the end of a cable car ride, the Kristallhütte is an ultra modern mountain lodge that provides fine dining, hip DJ's, and classy lodging but it is the utterly odd modern art installations...

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Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, Arizona

Starting in the early 1950s, artist Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia decided that he would build a complex that was in itself a devotional work to his beloved southwestern climes, but also as a place where his...

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U-505 in Chicago , Illinois

One of only four remaining U-boats in the world, the U-505 was as feared as any of its fellow submarines in service during World War II, but it also holds the ignominious distinction of being the first...

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Noisy Castle in Houyet, Belgium

Built in 1866 in Belgium , Miranda Castle (or as it would be better known later, Noisy Castle) was once an opulent abode for French aristocrats on the run from the revolution occurring in their home...

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Penny Bar in McKittrick, California

Located in the tiny California town of Mckittrick, Mike and Annie's Penny Bar is a small watering hole that has been covered from floor to ceiling to television to pool table in hand-glued pennies....

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Fort Union National Monument in Watrous, New Mexico

A former bustling military fort that has lain undisturbed for 120 years still rests on the high prairie of New Mexico despite being made of soft adobe material.In 1870 Fort Union was a major stop on...

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The Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada

Visitors to the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island, may be forgiven for thinking that they had stepped back in time to the glorious days of the British Empire, and that they had arrived at the...

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U-534 in Birkenhead, Merseyside

Only four intact German U-boats remain in the world, but U-534 almost didn't make it into that historic quartet after laying at the bottom of the sea for decades and only being dredged up after its...

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Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine in London, United Kingdom

Father of the glam-rock trend during the 1970s along with his band T. Rex, Marc Bolan was tragically killed, like so many rock stars far too young, in a car accident in London in 1977Despite his...

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The Helicopter Museum in Somerset, United Kingdom

Growing nearly organically from one man's private collection since 1958, the Helicopter Museum is now the world's only museum singularly devoted to rotor-powered aerial craft, and the collection has...

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New Singapore in Douglas, Michigan

Created by Geographer-at-Large Eames Demetrios, Kcymaerxthaere is a "parallel universe that intersects with much of our linear Earth, but with different stories, creatures, peoples, even laws of...

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Niah Caves in Niah, Malaysia

One of Borneo's many and varied natural wonders, the Niah Caves are a system of colossal underground chambers that are large enough to fit a couple of Notre Dame Cathedrals stacked on top of one...

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Laboe Naval Memorial in Laboe, Germany

While the main structure at the Laboe Naval Memorial is the sweeping brick monolith that is dedicated to those fallen in the battles of World War I and II, but also on the grounds is one of only four...

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95th Street Bridge in Chicago, Illinois

Located near the Calumet Fisheries, Chicago's 95th street bridge would seem to be just another purpose built industrial span, but thanks to an iconic automobile jump across the bridges raised sections...

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Rothschild Patent Museum in Cazenovia, New York

From 1790 to 1880 the United States required that anyone applying for a patent need present more than just a diagram, but an actual working model of their invention, and while this practice has long...

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Noble–Seymour–Crippen House in Chicago , Illinois

The Noble–Seymour–Crippen House in Chicago's Norwood Park Historical Neighborhood looks from its current appearance to be only a few decades old with its modernist Italian-inspired design, but at least...

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Nine Mile Run in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A stream that runs through Pittsburgh city limits, Nine Mile Run is surrounded by trees and wetlands, and fish and ducks make their home in and by the water. But just a few years ago, most of the run...

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The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House in New York, New York

Ask the many discerning New Yorkers, "light or dark?" and they will instantly know you are referring to the venerable institution of McSorley's Old Ale house. Quenching the thirsts of everyone from...

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