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• Professor Hacker’s Lost Treasures Mini Golf and Maze

  
  by vtayeh
  posted 28 days ago
  4 comments and 2 votes

  That’s the longest and weirdest name for a mini golf place!

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• Papeete, the Big City of French Polynesia

  
  by vicuna
  posted 28 days ago
  8 comments and 4 votes

  If you have the chance one day to visit French Polynesia, the city of Papeete will be the first place you'll see and visit. If you expect the mythical image of Tahiti, you'll be disappointed, because it's not the right place for this! But there are other things to see...

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• Georgetown

  
  by vtayeh
  posted 29 days ago
  3 comments and 3 votes

  Great Food and Shopping

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• The Liberty Bell

  
  by tommynorth
  posted about 1 month ago
  3 comments and 1 vote

  So there is a Bell in Philadelphia that has a crack in it. If you like bells or crack this is the place for you. Also met the worlds cutest kid on the way there.

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• Haliç, Istanbul Turkey

  
  by azurblue
  posted about 1 month ago
  5 comments and 2 votes

  Haliç ( aka Golden horn, or Khrysokeras in Greek ) is a horn-shaped estuary wich divides European Istanbul.

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• Tel Megiddo -Armageddon

  
  by dudizm
  posted about 1 month ago
  3 comments and 3 votes

  Visit of the Ruins of Tel Megiddo and the Iron Age tunnel.

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• Jezreel Valley

  
  by dudizm
  posted about 1 month ago
  5 comments and 4 votes

  Tel (mound) Megiddo, known as Tel-el-Mutesellim (Hill of the Ruler) has been identified as one of the most important cities of biblical times.

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• Hollywood Cemetery

  
  by plaidleaf
  posted about 1 month ago
  4 comments and 3 votes

  Another of Richmond’s gems, Hollywood Cemetery almost hides itself from the untrained eye. The entrance is located in Oregon Hill, off of Cherry St., almost around the corner from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The city has put up signs pointing in the direction of the cemetery, so if you’re on West Cary St. just follow the blue signs and it’ll lead you there. Once through the main gates it’s easy to lose your bearings – there are so many winding roads with names like “Cedar Lane,” and “Freeman Drive,” that they all start to look the same.

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• Queensboro Bridge The Other New York City Bridge

  
  by lovesmesumcake
  posted about 1 month ago
  7 comments and 6 votes

  Queensboro Bridge celebrates its 100th anniversary of marrying the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens in 2009. Though it's not used today nearly as much as it was in ages past, Queensboro Bridge is still one of the most photogenic in New York City.

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• Skansen Scandinavian Open Air Museum

  
  by makeyuu
  posted about 1 month ago
  3 comments and 5 votes

  Skansen is like walking around in Sweden two hundred years ago. Old houses, old people, handmade candy and an old tired moose...and a lot more.

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• The Magnificent Castle of Himeji, Japan

  
  by sugiyamasatomi
  posted 2 months ago
  4 comments and 7 votes

  Come and see the most magnificent castle ever built in Japanese history. This castle preserved its form, with the help of some reconstruction after the Second World War. Historical artifacts can be found inside the castle, one of the reasons why UNESCO bestowed it as one of the World Cultural Heritage site.

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• Orenburg (Russia)

  
  by grad
  posted 2 months ago
  one comment and 6 votes

  Orenburg was founded in 1743 on the Siberian river Ural. The city played a role of a warrior who protected the south-western frontiers of the country. Historians say that Orenburg (was 3 times conceived and once born).

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• Bayon Temple, Cambodia

  
  by redbohemia
  posted 2 months ago
  7 comments and 3 votes

  Visiting Siem Reap, Cambodia was probably one of the most amazing things I've ever done. And what was even more amazing was the ancient temple of Bayon.

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• Vigan River Cruise

  
  by halfawakehaiku
  posted 3 months ago
  5 comments and 3 votes

  Cruise the Mestizo river while learning about local culture and history. I can’t wait to come back and see the whole project when its completed.

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• Location of the Week

  
  by silvergwen
  posted 3 months ago
  6 comments and 3 votes

  The coldest weather in Russia can be found in Yakutsk - a city popular among tourists despite its severe climate. This incredible place also bags our Location of the Week award!

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