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nbj914

Nick is a National Magazine Award-winning editorial and business leader who has had the privilege of working for many of your favorite publications. He's primarily interested in great storytelling, high-quality journalism, and a free press.

https://nbjackson.com/

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Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Allison

Added by Allison

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

Maison d'Ailleurs

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

Fordlândia

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

AllisonEng

Added by AllisonEng

Chicago, Illinois

Pullman Historic District

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Added by oksanam

Olenivka, Crimea

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarkhankut

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

aboychuk

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Florissant, Colorado

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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Florence, Italy

La Specola Anatomical Collection

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

Dylan

Mount Erebus

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Dylan

Golden Valley, Arizona

Santa Claus, Arizona

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

PaperTiger

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Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.

Florence, Oregon

Sea Lion Caves

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

canuck

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Chicago, Illinois

International Museum of Surgical Science

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Added by mbison

IJsselstein, Netherlands

Gerbrandy Tower

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

Denver, Colorado

Blue Mustang

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

ronin

Comox-Strathcona K, British Columbia

'Hornby Uintotherium'

A plaque on Canada's Hornby Island commemorates a fantastical creature from a fictional universe.

canuck

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Joshua Tree, California

'Krblin Jihn Kabin'

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Hope

Helena, Montana

Cathedral of St. Helena

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

canuck

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Salisbury, England

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Annetta Black

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Museum of Ancient Life

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Josh

Gotland

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

canuck

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Nueva Gerona, Cuba

Presidio Modelo

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

ProfessorElliot

Added by ProfessorElliot

Coleford, England

Puzzlewood

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Kimberley, South Africa

Big Hole and Open Mine Museum

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

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Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Old Country Market

This country market harbors goats on its roof.

canuck

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