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Wuk Wuk, Australia

Glenaladale Weir

The remains of a failed attempt to regulate Mitchell River.
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford Isle of Safety

The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.
Newport News, Virginia

Army Transportation Museum Foundation

A collection of vehicles across American military history.
Norwich, England

Fye Bridge

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.
Vittsjö, Sweden

The Jerlov Observatory

This former peat factory was transformed into an observatory before being abandoned once again.
Woolsey, Nevada

Lovelock Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.
Kosti, Sudan

Goz Abu Goma Bridge

One of the largest early 20th-century bridges in Sudan.
Cross Plains, Texas

Woody’s Classic Cars and Baseball Museum

An Americana dreamscape.
Frederick, Maryland

George Wildrick House

An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.
Rhyl, Wales

Rhyl Miniature Railway

Britain's oldest miniature railway.
Cascade, Iowa

The Menster Christmas Cookie Gravestone

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Meat Market

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.
Kastrup, Denmark

Hans Christian Andersen's Trunk

The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.
Athens, Greece

Ruins at Coco Mat Athens B.C. Hotel

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.
Alna, Maine

Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.
Big Trees, California

The Discovery Tree

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Rockhill, Pennsylvania

East Broad Top Railroad

Catch a ride through the Pennsylvania countryside on this historic narrow-gauge railroad.
Silver Peak, Nevada

Silver Peak

The precious-metals strikes dating back to the 1860s are now mostly inactive, but this area has become the United States' only domestic source of lithium.
New York, New York

Bryant Park Escape Hatch

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
Purcellville, Virginia

The Oakdale School

The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.
Isnäs, Finland

Rönnäs Archipelago Museum

Home to the finest collection of peasant boats in Finland.
La Palma, Spain

Gran Telescopio Canarias

The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.
Santa Barbara, California

'Wall of Frogs'

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.
Franklin, Indiana

Nancy Kerlin Barnett Grave

A burial site located in the middle of a road.