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The DNA Discovery Center in Chicago, Illinois
The Field Museum of Natural History has long been known as a world-class museum for the history of life itself. But now cutting edge DNA research into the future of life can be added to the list.You've...
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Castros de Baroña in near Rianxo, Spain
The ruins of this ancient settlement exist only as a series of circular foundations, but what a view they had!A completely excavated seaside example of a settlement dating from the first century BC to...
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Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California
If only the stones that make up the Abbey of New Clairvaux could speak.They began their journey as a Spanish Trappist Monastery in the 12th century, which was the rebuilt in the 16th century, which was...
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Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Koningsbosch, The Netherlands
Choosing a good hotel is hard, and sometimes at the end of the day, you settle on a subpar place just so you can crash.However, out of all the hotels in Amsterdam you could stay in, there's one hotel...
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Borderland State Park Mansion in North Easton, Massachusetts
This ivy-covered, three-story stone mansion is the former home of botanist Oakes Ames and his feminist artist and inventor wife Blanche Ames Ames. (No relation prior to their nuptials, just an...
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Asbury Park Casino and Carousel House in Asbury Park, New Jersey
At the turn of the twentieth century, Asbury Park competed only with Atlantic City for the title of New Jersey’s premier resort town.The north side of the boardwalk belonged to the Convention Center....
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Atalaya in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Located a stone's throw from the beautiful Carolina coast, Atalaya once served as the winter home of Archer and Anna Huntington, an influential couple who once owned large swaths of the surrounding...
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Exchange Bar & Grill in New York, New York
No matter what state the economy is in, there are a few things that will always be in demand; gold, oil, and booze.The Exchange Bar is proof that it's always a buyer's market for libations, cleverly...
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Adventure Playground in Berkeley, California
Berkeley’s Adventure Playground opened in 1979 and still has that old 70s feeling, where kids run free and let their creative impulses go wild.Painted wooden shacks and other ramshackle structures are...
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Le Louxor Palais du Cinema in Paris , France
Built in 1920 by architect Henry Zipcy, the Louxor is one of the only cinemas left from pre-war entertainment and possibly the oldest movie palace of Paris.Inspired by the 1917 film hit Cleopatra...
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The Relic Chapel at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in New York City,...
The relics of obscure Roman martyr, St. Datian are encased in a wax effigy in the relic chapel to the right of the altar at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer.They were sent to the church in 1892...
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Arciconfraternita Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte in Rome, Italy
With skulls carved above the doorway and winged skeletons etched into plaques outside, the exterior of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead suits its macabre name. Once inside, a visitor can make a small...
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Padre Pio Shrine at the Church of St. John the Baptist in New York City, New...
On 31st street in Manhattan, within the Church of St. John the Baptist is a small, folksy shrine housing a bloody sock. This, along with a number of unusual relics, belong to Padre Pio, an equally...
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Santa Francesca Romana in Rome, Italy
This 10th century basilica houses the skeleton of its namesake, still wearing her habit and clutching her prayerbook in the crypt below.St. Francesca Romana founded the Olivetan Oblates of Mary, a...
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Beale's Cut in Sylmar, California
Once a travel necessity, the theatrical-looking gap between mountainsides made a great place to film a good ol' fashioned silent western.Paralleling Interstate 14 through Newhall Pass (historically...
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The Bay Model in Sausalito, California
Housed in an unassuming low-slung building on Sausalito’s waterfront, the Bay Model was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1956-57 to demonstrate what would happen if the South Bay were dammed and...
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Superconducting Super Collider in Waxahachie, Texas
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that apparently doesn't exclude multi-billion dollar super colliders - or failure.Both are on full display at the simply-named Superconducting Super Collider, a...
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Atalaya in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Located a stone's throw from the beautiful Carolina coast, Atalaya once served as the winter home of Archer and Anna Huntington, an influential couple who once owned large swaths of the surrounding...
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Project HARP Space Gun in Barbados
Not to be confused with the conspiracy factory that is Project HAARP (High Frequency Active Aural Research Program), Project HARP (High Altitude Research Project) was a joint initiative between the...
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Tunnel of Love in Ukraine
Roughly seven kilometers from the city of Klevan a three-kilometer stretch of private railway has molded the surrounding trees into an enchanting natural tunnel.A train transporting wood to the nearby...
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