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Nazca, Peru

Nazca Lines Observation Tower

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Cameron, North Carolina

Cameron Barnstormer Murals

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.
dklesch Added by dklesch
Southern Pines, North Carolina

Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
ShelbyTreich Added by ShelbyTreich
Tangier, Morocco

Caves of Hercules

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Added by bctermeulen
Warsaw, Poland

Chopin's Heart

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Rome, Italy

Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
CadaverFormosus Added by CadaverFormosus
Paris, France

The Heart of Voltaire

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Beijing, China

Ming Dynasty Tombs

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Added by aerialdomo
Brooklyn, New York

Most Holy Trinity Cemetery

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
Allison Added by Allison
Saint-Denis, France

Heart of the Dauphin

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Allison Added by Allison
New York, New York

Museum of Chinese in America

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.
Added by susanli
San Diego, California

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.
Added by blimpcaptain
San Francisco, California

Chinese Historical Society of America

This museum in San Francisco's Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest archives of Chinese American history and culture.
Added by poppyseed
Butte, Montana

World Museum of Mining

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
exploringwithesch Added by exploringwithesch
Conway, South Carolina

L.W. Paul Living History Museum

Get some farm-to-table history at this living history museum, where you’ll learn what farm life was like a hundred years ago.
Added by heshsf
London, England

Site Where the First V2 Rocket Fell on London

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.
Added by Squat Harry
Carndonagh, Ireland

Saint Patrick's High Cross

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.
aliseponsero Added by aliseponsero
Stow-on-the-Wold, England

St Edward's Church

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Rome, Italy

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Rome, Italy

Temple of Portunus

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Rome, Italy

Rome's Gladiator School

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Added by fabianaformica
Rome, Italy

The Wax-Encased Remains of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Corpse Altar Added by Corpse Altar
Rome, Italy

Servian Wall at McDonald's

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

American Banjo Museum

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.
Added by madfishthepirate