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Catacombs of San Gennaro
Catacombs of San GennaroUnderground paleo-Christian burial site, composed of the remains of several cemeteries and BasilicasThe Catacombs of San Gennaro (St. Januarius) are considered by many to be the...
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Devil's Icebox
Devil's IceboxCurious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year longIf you find yourself in the middle of the continental United States, there's an unexpected place to visit outside of a quiet college...
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Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead)
Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead)Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833Chiesa dei Morti, or the Church of the Dead, is a tiny church - and the main...
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The Berkeley Pit
The Berkeley PitNew fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake homeCopper from this former open-pit mine helped to electrify America. Now it is filled with more than 40 billion gallons of...
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Devil's Island
Devil's IslandA hellish, 19th century French penal colony in French GuianaIslands just off the shore of French Guiana look a lot like paradise. Lush forests flower in the humidity and the blue waters...
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Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)
Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's CathedralAccording to legend, in 1468 architect Jorg von Halspach went looking for money to build a new cathedral...
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Cairo's City of the Dead
Cairo's City of the DeadIn Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are deadJust outside of Cairo, this City of the Dead used to house only corpses dating back to the 7th century. Created as...
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City of the Dead
City of the DeadAn endless sea of white conical domesJust outside the central Egyptian city of Minya lies the cemetery Zawiyyet al-Mayyiteen. Dubbed the "City of the Dead," it is considered one of the...
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Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Museum of the Holy Souls in PurgatoryA collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatoryLocated in the back of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio on the banks of the...
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The Dead Falls of Lake Ragunda
The Dead Falls of Lake RagundaA botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfallsThe Grand Rapids (Storforsen) was once one of the most magnificent waterfalls in Sweden,...
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Devil's Town Rock Formation
Devil's Town Rock FormationThe bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion Đavolja Varoš (Serbian for "the devil's town") is an unusual rock formation created by soil erosion, near...
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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Craters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveHome to the deepest rift anywhere on EarthA huge preserve located in the Snake River Plan in Central Idaho, Craters of the Moon is protected because of...
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Ischigualasto
IschigualastoMassive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbedArgentina's Valley of the Moon is a strange geological formation protected in a national park in the...
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Yangshuo and Moon Hill
Yangshuo and Moon HillNatural arch gives panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hillsUnlike most mountains, the karst hills of Yangshuo poke up randomly as the Li River meanders around their bases....
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Indianapolis Moon Tree
Indianapolis Moon TreeA 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and backThe front lawn arboretum of the Indiana Statehouse counts several commemorative and interesting trees among...
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Cave of the Moon
Cave of the MoonMysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown originsDon't go looking for the bathroom in Armando Rico's restaurant unless you have a real sense of adventure. In most restaurants, you may...
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Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes ObservatoryHome to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysicsAt the end of the 1800s, the University of Southern California sought to build the world's...
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Antikythera Mechanism
Antikythera Mechanism2000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precisionFor over 2000 years a shipwreck lay off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, its...
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Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Herschel Museum of Astronomy Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet UranusFew amateur astronomers have enjoyed the success and fame of the brother and sister observing pair of...
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Valley of the Moon
Valley of the MoonThe Magical World of George Phar LeglerIn the 1920s, a man named George Legler began a massive project... to create a world of fantasy and imagination that sought to carry with it a...
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