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Minamiuonuma, Japan

Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.
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Xagħra, Malta

Sansuna’s Rock

Local legend associates this large limestone chunk with a giantess, but archeologists say it may be the remains of a neolithic burial chamber.
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Petaluma, California

‘A Fine Balance’

A public art installation featuring clawfoot bathtubs on stilts sparks admiration and controversy from locals.
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Valletta, Malta

Pjazza Teatru Rjal

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.
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Lancashire, England

Pennine Tower

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.
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London, England

Exhale: Bionic Chandelier

A living lighting fixture.
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Cambridge, England

Castle Mound

This hill is all that remains of Cambridge’s former castle.
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Montreal, Québec

Irish Commemorative Stone

This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."
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London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.
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Hortoneda, Spain

Monument als Raiers (Monument to the Raftsmen)

These long, lean figures pay tribute to the daring feats of the historical raftsmen of Catalonia.
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Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Jemez Historic Site

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.
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Cần Thơ, Vietnam

Bảo Tàng Tarot (Museum of Tarot)

A mystical-meets-modern mix of centuries-old divination decks and Pokémon cards ready to predict your destiny.
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Arès, France

Ovniport UFO Landing Pad

A waterfront landing pad designated for unidentified flying objects still awaits its first guest.
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Norway

The Bugøy Cannon

Commemorating the story of how a small Norwegian village escaped destruction during World War II.
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Wellington, New Zealand

Massey Memorial

The mausoleum of New Zealand's controversial prime minister.
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St. Louis, Michigan

Toxic Town Marker

This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.
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Malawali N.m., India

Bhaja Caves

Ancient rock-cut caves adorned with Buddhist inscriptions and sculptures.
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Southampton, England

Canute Chambers Plaque

This building was once the local office of White Star Line, the company that employed the crew on the Titanic when it sank.
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North Fork, California

Exact Center of California

The geographic center point of the Golden State.
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Altona, Manitoba

Giant Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russkiy Levsha (The Russian Lefty Museum)

Home to artworks so small you need a microscope to see them.
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Bontoc, Philippines

Ganga Caves

These caves are full of coffins, but we can't say who the bodies belong to.
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Port Clinton, Ohio

Liberty Aviation Museum

Inside an airport, visitors can explore this museum where history takes flight.
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Omega Mart at Area 15

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.
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