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Pollock's Toy Museum
Pollock's Toy MuseumA toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.In a dimly lit Victorian building with rickety staircases, the china dolls and tin...
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Win Sein Taw Ya
Win Sein Taw YaThe world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of MudonWin Sein Taw Ya is the largest reclining Buddha in the world, and at 30 meters high and 180 meters in length can be seen...
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Hanging Houses of Cuenca
Hanging Houses of CuencaCliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perilous perch above the valleyNestled in the the city of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha is a...
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RichArt's Art Yard
RichArt's Art YardIn the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creationsOutsider artists and retired art instructor Richard Tracy, also known as...
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Enchanted Forest Theme Park
Enchanted Forest Theme ParkRemnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mallOpening in 1955 (a month after Disneyland), The Enchanted Forest was a roadside amusement park in Ellicott...
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Rat Island
Rat IslandLegendary private island in the BronxLocated in the waters north of Manhattan lies two and a half acres of barren rock with quite a distasteful history, making it no stretch of the...
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Moses Bridge
Moses BridgeInvisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moatOnce an active defense-line dating back to the 17th century, the West Brabant...
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The JELL-O Gallery
The JELL-O Gallery The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessertHave you always wondered how that wiggly Jell-O castle that your great aunt serves every Thanksgiving became...
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Tiger & Turtle Magic Mountain
Tiger & Turtle Magic MountainNo need to strap in for a "ride" on this walkable roller coasterThe first impression given by this 69 ft. sculpture is that it's like any other roller coaster, with...
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Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site
Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash SiteLaw-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedyOn a wet and windy night in late November 1944, a US Navy plane...
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Annapurna
AnnapurnaNamed after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders clubThere are 14 independent peaks that make up the “Eight-thousanders”, an elite group of...
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Renz Women's Penitentiary
Renz Women's PenitentiaryDestroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.When you first drive by this ominous building sitting in a field visible from the freeway, it...
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Sacramento Old City Cemetery
Sacramento Old City CemeterySacramento's Oldest Existing CemeteryTake a tour of this beautiful old cemetery to see graves of California Gold Rush-era governors, murderers, criminals, ladies of the...
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Dean's Blue Hole
Dean's Blue HoleThe world's deepest known blue holePlunging to a depth of 663 feet (202 meters) in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island, Dean's Blue Hole is the world's deepest known blue hole. A...
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Lava River Cave
Lava River CaveThe longest continuous lava tube in OregonThe Lava River Cave, located 12 miles (19 kilometer) south of Bend on the east side of Highway 97 and part of the Newberry National Volcanic...
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Archie the Giant Squid
Archie the Giant SquidThe monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit CollectionHeld in a custom-made acrylic tank filled with a 10% solution of formol-saline, the giant squid at the center of...
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Relics of St. Valentine in Roquemaure
Relics of St. Valentine in RoquemaureCelebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissingIn 1866 the vineyards of Roquemaure, France were descended upon by tiny, voracious...
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Skull bits of St. Valentine in Chelmno
Skull bits of St. Valentine in ChelmnoA silver reliquary holds what may or may not be parts of the martyr's skull Preserved in a small silver reliquary in a parish church in Chelmno, a bit of bone is...
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St. Valentine's Skull
St. Valentine's SkullHead of the patron saint of lovers - or is it?A skull resides in a glass reliquary in a small basilica in Rome, surrounded by flowers. Lettering painted across the forehead...
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Relics of Saint Valentine at the Whitefriar Street Church
Relics of Saint Valentine at the Whitefriar Street ChurchThe remains of one of the many St. Valentines resides in Dublin, Ireland.John Sprat was an Irish Carmelite that was known for his abilities as a...
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