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Montgenèvre, France

Fort du Janus

The ruins of a military fortification sit atop this mountain.
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Cavriana, Italy

Cavriana Castle

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
Added by Lakehurst
Migné-Auxances, France

Musée d'Art Populaire

An enormous collection of cars, figurines, signs, puppets, strollers and other collectibles.
Added by dorobuettgen
Huntington, Indiana

Huntington Sunken Gardens

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.
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Langholm, Scotland

Loupin' Stanes and Girdle Stanes

A pair of stone circles positioned on the bank of the River Esk.
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Kornhult, Sweden

Ljusen i Smedjeån

A sculpture of three large candles in the middle of the water of the river Smedjeån.
Added by jesperlarsson
Malta, Ohio

Morgan County Dungeon

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.
Added by Jparker72
Hamburg, New Jersey

Hamburg Stromatolites

An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.
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Ōshima Island, Japan

Mount Mihara

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.
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San Francisco, California

Hotel Vertigo

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
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Gary, Indiana

City Methodist Church

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.
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Iceland

Grjótagjá

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
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Winnabow, North Carolina

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
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Hardwick, New Jersey

Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco

This Boy Scout retreat acted as "Friday the 13th"'s original Camp Crystal Lake.
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Goathland, England

Goathland Station

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.
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Halchita, Utah

Forrest Gump Point

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
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Sylva, North Carolina

The Fugitive Train Wreck

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Van Wert, Ohio

Brumback Library

The oldest county library in the United States.
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Skopje, North Macedonia

Skopje Aqueduct

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Amherst, Massachusetts

Henry Street Salamander Tunnels

One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.
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Matsumoto, Japan

Nawate Dori

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.
Added by Obscuravibes
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico

El Río Mezquites

Swim alongside softshell turtles in these turquoise waters within the Cuatrociénegas Biosphere Reserve.
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Pécel, Hungary

Ráday Palace

A seemingly unassuming palace near Budapest hides a stupendously decorated hall.
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Rhodes, Greece

Street of the Knights

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.
Aika Added by Aika