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Frankenmuth, Michigan

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London, England

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Bombón, Peru

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Moscow, Russia

Lenin Statue of Fremont

Seattle, Washington

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

Boulder, Colorado

Ancient Stepwells of India

India

Grave of Mercy Brown

Exeter, Rhode Island

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Edinburgh, Scotland

L'Anse Aux Meadows

St Lunaire-Griquet, Canada

Sanilac Petroglyphs State Historical Park

Cass City, Michigan

Nan Madol Ruins

Nan Madol , Federated States of Micronesia

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Kyoto, Japan

Bighorn Medicine Wheel

Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming

Periodic Table Display

Greencastle, Indiana

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

Niagara, New York

Georgia Guidestones

Elberton, Georgia

Buzludzha Monument

Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Hanging Garden

Cincinnati, Ohio

Hunterian Museum, London

London, England

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

Dumfries, Scotland

Giant's Causeway

Portballintrae, Northern Ireland

Jeff Koons' Puppy

Bilbao, Spain

Gungywamp

Groton, Conneticut

Niagara Tesla Monument

Niagara Falls, Canada

Il Gigante

Monterosso del Mare, Italy

Mütter Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Trinity Church on King George Island

King George Island, Antarctica

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czech Republic

Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse, South Dakota

The Drowned Church of Potosi

Potosi, Venezuela

Waldviertel Pyramid

Oberneustift, Austria

The Protestants' graveyard

Rome, Italy

Philosophical Research Society

Los Angeles, California

Place of Refuge

Kawaihae, Hawaii

Queens' College Moondial

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche

Loveland, Ohio

Cayuga Park

San Francisco, California

Bannerman's Castle

Newburgh, New York

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Pathology Museum

West Smithfield, United Kingdom

The Lost Town of Dunwich

Dunwich, England

Irish Hunger Memorial

New York City, New York

Michael Faraday Memorial

London, England

The Mysterious Witch Bonney

Lowell, Massachusetts

Decebal's Head

Orsova, Romania

The Geographical Center of North America

Rugby, North Dakota

Pavlov's House

Volgograd, Russia

The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

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Hand of the Desert

Antofagasta, Chile

Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1

London, England

Spanish Monastery Stones

San Francisco, California

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Oxford

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Boyne Valley, Ireland

Clock Museum

Vienna, Austria

The Calendar Sundial

Galway, Ireland

The Corpus Clock & Chronophage

Cambridge, England

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Meteora, Greece

Kelburn Castle

Fairlie, Scotland

Alinea Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Zwerglgarten - Dwarf Garden

Salzburg, Austria

Skara Brae

Sandwick, Scotland

The Museum of Witchcraft

Boscastle, England

Surgeons' Hall Museum

Edinburgh, Scotland

Polcari's Coffee

Boston, Massachusetts

The Monsters of Bomarzo

Bomarzo, Italy

Fly Ranch Geyser

Gerlach, Nevada

Wayfarers Chapel

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk, Scotland

Mapparium

Boston, Massachusetts

Fingal's Cave

Staffa, Scotland

World's Largest Plant Maze

Wahiawa, Hawaii

Sears Tower Glass Platform

Chicago, Illinois

Beverley Sanctuary Stones

Beverley, England

International Museum of Surgical Science

Chicago, Illinois

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Troublesome Creek, Kentucky

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

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