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Neptune Memorial Reef in Miami, Florida

Ancient looking columns guarded by carved lions guard the entryway into a "lost city" 40 feet below the surface of the sea, complete with stone roads, soaring gates, and crumbling ruins.Originally...

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Gorki Leninskiye in Moscow Region, Russia

This palatial estate was the final home of the Soviet leader Lenin, and is now preserved as a museum to his memory.Among the numerous possessions on display are his Rolls Royce Silver Ghost ready for...

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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, District of...

On July 21, 1974, five years after making history as the first men to set foot on the moon, Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin presented the Washington...

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Preston Castle in Ione, California

Construction for this 46,000 square-foot, 120-room Romanesque “castle” was started in 1890. The building’s bricks were made by nearby Folsom and San Quentin inmates and shipped via rail to Ione, in...

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Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei - Yonaguni Monument in Ryuku Islands, Japan

The Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei, literally translated as "Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography," is an underwater mystery off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The massive underwater rock...

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Third Tunnel of Aggression in Paju-si, South Korea

For the most part, every inch of the world can be explored. If you can fly, drive or walk to it, it’s fair game. The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea represents one of the few stretches...

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Giant Pinks Slugs of Mount Kaputar in Kaputar, Australia

The small alpine forest at Mount Kaputar's peak is believed by scientists to be the result of unique circumstances that have preserved a tiny remnant of Australia's geological past. Measuring only 10...

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Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson, Arizona

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures transports visitors through space, time and imagination, through the observation of each unique little piece of art.Each figurine and mini setting has its own...

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Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani in Gadani, Pakistan

Uncluttered beaches with gleaming white sand and gently lapping waves are really quite common. Or at least images of them are, as they decorate office cubicles, computer screen savers and vacation...

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Great Sand Sea Glass of the Libyan Desert in Egypt

A very special and remote area between the sand dunes of the southwest corner of Egypt, the Great Sand Sea presents a rare and mysterious treasure.There are many theories about the origins of the...

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Tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville, Spain

Just inside the Cathedral door of Seville’s massive cathedral stands a monument to Christopher Columbus. His tomb is held aloft by four allegorical figures representing the four kingdoms of Spain...

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Cape Kaliakra in Balgarevo, Bulgaria

Cape Kaliakra, situated on the north Bulgarian Black Sea coast, has long been the focus of local myths and legends. This scenic, grassy peninsula may appear calm today, but in the past it has seen...

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Cenote Xkeken in Valladolid, Mexico

Before the rise of 21st century Mexican drug kingpins, and severed heads in the desert, the Mexican Underworld had a significantly different meaning.Instead of accessing the Underworld through a dirty...

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Blue Cave of Bisevo in Bisevo Island, Croatia

The blue cave of Bisevo is not terribly easy to visit.First, you must get yourself to the Croatian island of Vis, by ferry from the city of Split. Once there, travel by bus or motorbike to the other...

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Robinson's Liberty Bells in Woodland Hills, California

When the wind blows, the columns of bells sound against one another, further aural intrigue created by the more highly pitched wind chimes substituted for the the bells' central strikers. A mysterious...

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Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho

Hundreds of museums around the world are dedicate to people, places, things, or periods of history. This museum is devoted to a value: the value of clean. According to the Museum of Clean's website,...

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Nara Dreamland in Nara, Japan

In 1961, Nara Dreamland was the Japanese answer to Southern California's legendary Disneyland, and shared several of its themes and features, including its very own Main Street U.S.A.Unfortunately it...

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Moe's Books in Berkeley, California

Located on the equally enigmatic Telegraph Avenue in a town whose culture shaped the international '60s zeitgeist, Moe's Books, founded in 1959 by Moe and Barbara Moskowitz, moved from its original...

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The lost city of Heracleion in Alexandria, Egypt

It was only a legend. Appearing in a few rare inscriptions and ancient texts the city of Thonis-Heracleion was not something anyone expected to find, and no on was looking for it. So it was something...

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The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign in Los Angeles, California

The young son of a former head-of-clinic at the podiatry office drew the cartoon feet that were to grace the sign--a happy (healthy) foot on one side and a sad (unhealthy) foot on the other. Little did...

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