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Zendstation Smilde Replica in Hoogersmilde, Netherlands

For a moment, you could think there are two identical communication towers in a row, but one of them is made out of PVC.#nationalparks #replicas #miniatures #telecommunications #towers #section-Atlas
Zendstation Smilde Replica

The Zodiac Gods of Horikiri in Tokyo, Japan

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.#religion #shrine #deity #gods #section-Atlas
The Zodiac Gods of Horikiri

Lynton Convict Hiring Depot in Yallabatharra, Australia

This remote outpost hosts the remains of one of Australia's key sites in the history of convicted laborers.#mines #history #prisons #section-Atlas
Lynton Convict Hiring Depot

Stairway to Heaven Memorial in London, England

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.#disasters #underground #bombs #memorials #warhistory #worldwarii #monuments #section-Atlas
Stairway to Heaven Memorial

Garden of the Generalissimos in Taoyuan, Taiwan

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.#monuments #history #statues #politics #dictators #gardens #section-Atlas
Garden of the Generalissimos

Timber Tina’s Great Maine Lumberjack Show in Trenton, Maine

This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.#events #history #performances #logging #nationalparks #forests #section-Atlas
Timber Tina’s Great Maine Lumberjack Show

Project Puffin Visitor Center in Rockland, Maine

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.#wildlife #conservation #nest #islands #sea #nature #birds #section-Atlas
Project Puffin Visitor Center

Seguin Island Light Station in Phippsburg, Maine

George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.#history #lighthouses #islands #section-Atlas
Seguin Island Light Station

North Haven Oyster Co. in North Haven, Maine

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.#seafood #farms #islands #oysters #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
North Haven Oyster Co.

Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum in Eastport, Maine

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.#foodmuseums #tradition #mills #mustard #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum

Monhegan Museum of Art & History in Monhegan, Maine

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.#artmuseum #history #lighthouses #museums #lobster #art #islands #section-Atlas
Monhegan Museum of Art & History

Indian Trail on Mount Kineo in Greenville, Maine

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.#mountains #trees #towers #cliffs #trails #lakes #section-Atlas
Indian Trail on Mount Kineo

Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland, Maine

This once-forgotten African American cultural hub was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.#blackhistory #undergroundrailroad #preservation #housemuseums #slavery #history #section-Atlas
Abyssinian Meeting House

Palmeral of Orihuela in Orihuela, Spain

The second largest palm grove in Europe was planted during Moorish times and has been largely unchanged since then.#horticulture #plants #flora #trees #section-Atlas
Palmeral of Orihuela

Museum of Stanisław Wyspiański in Krakow, Poland

Beautiful portraits of the artist's children and his amazing stained glass windows in the Art Nouveau style.#artnouveau #localhistory #artists #artmuseum #museums #section-Atlas
Museum of Stanisław Wyspiański

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Pune, India

A riverside stone memorial dedicated to an unidentified hero.#memorials #history&culture #tombs #section-Atlas
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

Statue Stephanie de Beauharnais in Mannheim, Germany

This easily overlooked statue depicts an important woman in Mannheim's history.#history #women #statues #section-Atlas
Statue Stephanie de Beauharnais

Stelae of Nahr el-Kalb in Nahr El Kalb, Lebanon

In a narrow river valley just north of Beirut, Lebanon, is a chronicle of human history unlike anything else in the world.#worldwarii #napoleonbonaparte #archaeology #graffiti #history&culture #section-Atlas
Stelae of Nahr el-Kalb

Tomb of Piers Shonks in Brent Pelham, England

A knight said to have slayed a dragon with the help of his winged dogs is buried inside the walls of a church.#tombs #devils #legends #dragons #localhistory #section-Atlas
Tomb of Piers Shonks