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Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Torture Museum

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
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Dowth, Ireland

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
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Évora, Portugal

Portugal's Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Ercolano, Italy

Herculaneum

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Los Angeles, California

The Magic Castle

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
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Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.
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Mellieha, Malta

Popeye Village

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
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Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
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Paris, France

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
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Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Wayfarers Chapel

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
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Venice, Italy

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Los Angeles, California

Watts Towers

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Pinball Hall of Fame

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
michelle Added by michelle
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Morning Glory Pool

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
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Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Oradour

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
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Tintagel, England

Tintagel Castle

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Added by Vordenius
Jaipur, India

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
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Rapa Nui, Chile

"El Gigante" and the Moai of Rapa Nui

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Added by LongNow