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London, England

Modern Martyrs

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.
London, England

Oval Gasholder

How did a fuel storage container become one of the most famous sights in the sporting world of cricket?
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

La Equis (The X)

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.
Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Roswell, New Mexico

International UFO Museum and Research Center

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Alamogordo, New Mexico

PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio

This is one really big nut.
Carrizozo, New Mexico

'Intersection Point Zero'

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.
Capitan, New Mexico

Smokey Bear's Grave

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Lincoln, New Mexico

Lincoln County Courthouse

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.
Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Alamogordo, New Mexico

New Mexico Museum of Space History

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Tokyo, Japan

Shinagawa Station

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.
Kamakura, Japan

Ōfuna Kannon

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.
Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Space Murals Museum

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.
Fujisawa, Japan

Ryuren no Kane

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.
Fujisawa, Japan

Morse Seaside Laboratory Site

The oft-overlooked site of one of the first marine biological research facilities in the world.
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Boston Marathon Starting Line

This pavement line and accompanying statue commemorates the starting point for the world's oldest annual marathon.
Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Old Sturbridge Village

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.
Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Commemorative Stones

Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.
Yokohama, Japan

Indian Drinking Fountain

A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.
London, England

Statue of James Henry Greathead

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.
Hakone, Japan

Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest)

The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Arlington, Massachusetts

Uncle Sam Plaza

A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."