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Hirosaki, Japan

Iwakiyama Shrine

An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.
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Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.
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Ballineale, Ireland

Loughcrew Cairns

These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.
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Hargeisa, Somalia

Hargeysa Cultural Center's Tape Wall

An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.
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Odate, Japan

‘Homesick Hachiko’

Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown.
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Tarragona, Spain

Tower of the Scipios

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.
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Birkenhead, England

Birkenhead Priory

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.
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Helen, Washington

Hanford Reach National Monument

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
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Zurich, Switzerland

Sodbrunnen Rennweg

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.
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North Bonneville, Washington

Bonneville Lock & Dam

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.
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Orihuela, Spain

Murales de San Isidro

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.
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Delta Junction, Alaska

Castner Glacier Ice Cave

An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.
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Redd, Washington

Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.
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Rochester, New York

1872 Monument

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.
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Mopti, Mali

Grand Mosque of Mopti

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.
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Devon, England

Wolford Chapel

Despite its location in the English countryside, this chapel is the property of Ontario, Canada.
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Sortino, Italy

Necropolis of Pantalica

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
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Turin, Italy

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.
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Yamagata, Japan

Night-Crying Sumo Wrestlers

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.
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Ajijic, Mexico

'El Muro de los Muertos' ('The Wall of the Dead')

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.
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Ürgüp, Turkey

Librarian With the Donkey Monument

A monument to the Turkish librarian who delivered books on the back of a donkey.
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Much Marcle, England

Much Marcle Ancient Yew

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.
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Alresford, England

Alresford’s Napoleonic Graves

This graves are a rare example of Napoleonic Prisoner of War Graves in Britain.
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San Francisco, California

William Westerfeld House

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.
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