Year: 2018

The Sideways Grave of Sideways the Dog

Discover The Sideways Grave of Sideways the Dog in Atlanta, Georgia: A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

Spirit of Sacramento

Discover Spirit of Sacramento in Sacramento, California: Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland

One of the oldest Masonic grand lodges in the world, it's full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

Zwaanendael Museum

Discover Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes, Delaware: A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Brown Bear Watching Hide

Discover Brown Bear Watching Hide in Palasi, Estonia: Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

The Clown Egg Register

Discover Clown Egg Register in London, England: An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

The ‘Dew Men’ of Frangokastello Castle

Discover Frangokastello Castle in Frangokastello, Greece: Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

Discover Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs in Venice, Italy: This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Abernethy Round Tower

Discover Abernethy Round Tower in Abernethy, Scotland: One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.

The Alice Austen House

Discover Alice Austen House in Staten Island, New York: The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

Smedenpoort Skull

Discover Smedenpoort Skull in Bruges, Belgium: The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Dragonfly Mosaic

Discover Dragonfly Mosaic in Saint Paul, Minnesota: Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

Who North America

Discover Who North America in Guilford Township, Indiana: One of the largest collections of merchandise from the famous British sci-fi show can be found smack in the middle of Indiana.

Museum of Miniatures

Discover Museum of Miniatures in Puebla, Mexico: Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.

Naples Underground

Discover Naples Underground in Naples, Italy: A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

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To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
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To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
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To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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