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Anna Maria, Florida

Anna Maria Historical Society—Belle Haven Cottage

This small cottage once fell into Tampa Bay but was rescued and restored.
Sponsored by Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Malmö, Sweden

'Havsprinsen' ('The Sea Prince')

Malmö’s bronze prince yearns for Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid'—and his missing crown jewels.
Ciudad Real, Spain

Puerta de Toledo

A masterpiece of Gothic-Mudejar design in Ciudad Real.
Beverly Hills, California

John Wayne Statue

One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.
Santos, Brazil

Basílica Menor de Santo Antônio do Embaré

A neo-Gothic church just steps away from the beach.
Cimarron, New Mexico

Statue of Lucien B. Maxwell

An unconventional monument to one of America's largest landowners.
Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Stavanger, Norway

Stavanger Døvekirke

This church conducts its services entirely in Norwegian sign language.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Transvaal Boer

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cascata Diamantina (Diamantina Waterfall)

A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.
Toronto, Ontario

Graffiti Alley

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Laboratories Transistor Water Tower

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Titanic Mortuary Bag

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Fairview Lawn Cemetery

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax Explosion Memorial

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Africville Museum

Housed inside a replica church, its collection honors the Black community displaced by the Halifax government.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Five Fishermen Restaurant

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?
Olongapo, Philippines

Subic Spanish Gate

This impressive gate is the only remaining remnant of a Spanish naval station.
Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian Petroleum Museum

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.
Madrid, Spain

House of Beasts of Retiro Park

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.
Madrid, Spain

Muslim Walls of Madrid

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.
Madrid, Spain

Air Crash

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.
Stavanger, Norway

Stavanger Cathedral

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A'DAM Lookout and Over The Edge Swing

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.