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Italy » Aosta Valley The Bard Fortress is a complex of fortifications built in the 19th century by the Savoy dynasty on a rocky outcrop above Bard, a town and municipality in the Aosta Valley of northwestern Italy. The fortress stands prominently among the steep slopes of the Bard Gorge on a rugged rocky hill and comprises four main blocks, situated at varying elevations between 400 and 467 meters above sea level. |
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Rhode Island » West Greenwich The South County Rod and Gun Club is located in the beautiful and rustic towns of West Greenwich and Exeter, Rhode Island. The club occupies 432 acres and borders Connecticut. It offers courses and training in a variety of shooting disciplines, as well as other shooting-related activities. |
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Rhode Island » West Greenwich West Greenwich is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island. The town sits at an elevation of 472 ft (144 m). The population is 6,528 according to the 2020 census. West Greenwich offers scenic trails, tranquil woods, and ideal outdoor spots for a relaxing getaway. |
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Italy » Sicily The theater in Segesta (now Calatafimi, Sicily, Italy) is one of the best-preserved examples of ancient theater architecture in Italy. The auditorium width is 63 m with 29 rows of seats facing North-Northeast [21 of the lower rows still exist] divided horizontally into seven wedge-shaped sections, the upper row having continuous stone backrests. The orchestra area width is 14.80 m. |
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Virginia » VA Chincoteague Island is a peaceful yet exciting tourist destination. It's Virginia's only resort island, offering a relaxed atmosphere and unspoiled natural beauty. From relaxing on the beach to watching spectacular sunsets over Chincoteague Bay, there's always something to do there. According to the 2020 census, the population was 3,344 people. |
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Indonesia » Sulawesi The Statue of Jesus the Redeemer is located in Dorbolaang, South Lembeh, Bitung City, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This structure is a local symbol of the Christian community in the area, near the Lembeh Strait, famous for its scuba diving activities. The statue resembles classic Christ the Redeemer statues, with its arms outstretched in blessing, blending seamlessly with similar Jesus statues in North Sulawesi. |
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Algeria » DZA The Roman theater in Guelma dates from the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD, during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus. It is a semicircular natural pit, its edges leveled and lined with plaster and cut stone to form steps and seating, creating what is known as the Roman amphitheater. |
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Peru » Cusco Choquequirao is a 16th-century Inca site in the Cusco region of southern Peru. Often referred to as the "sister city" of Machu Picchu due to its similar structure and architecture, the site comprises a vast complex of buildings and terraces built around Sunch'u Pata, a truncated hilltop on a steep slope overlooking the Apurímac River. |
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Los Angeles County » Manhattan Beach The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is a 0.66-acre (0.27 ha) botanical garden located within Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach, California. The garden is open daily and admission is free. This botanical garden showcases environmentally friendly gardening practices and features "California-friendly" plants in a small garden supported by a dedicated team of volunteers. |
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Amador County » Buckhorn Ray's Pizza uses premium homemade pizza dough and full-fat mozzarella cheese. The tomato sauce and white sauce are made fresh in-store. The meats and vegetables are also of the highest quality. The shop has been serving excellent pizzas to take home and bake since 2009. |
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Brazil » BRA Lagoa Mangeeira is a shallow coastal lagoon located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Formed approximately 4,500 years ago during the Holocene epoch by a sandbar caused by sea encroachment, it is one of the relatively new geological formations in the region and remains quite isolated. |
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Turkey » TUR The ancient city of Olympus was an ancient city in Lycia, on the southern coast of Antalya. Although Olympus encompassed a vast territory as defined by the stelae, it had a medium-sized city center. The structures that made up the urban composition stretched along both sides of a creek that extended through a deep valley flowing into the Mediterranean Sea to the east. |
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South Carolina » Greer The Ultimate Driving Museum in Greer, South Carolina, is a museum and archive of the BMW Motor Club of America Foundation. Located next to the BMW Performance Center and across from the BMW Spartanburg Plant, the Ultimate Driving Museum offers an engaging experience exploring the history of BMW vehicles. |
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Croatia » HRV Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Gulf of Kvarner and belonging to the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Along with Cres, Krk is one of the two largest islands in the Adriatic. Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic, with numerous towns and villages, and a total population of 19,916 in 2021. |
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Australia » SA Hallett Cove Conservation Park is one of Australia's most outstanding archaeological and geological sites, where more than 1,700 Aboriginal artifacts have been found. A guided walking trail describes the park's cultural and geological heritage, including evidence of the Australian Ice Age approximately 280 million years ago. |
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Utah » UT Devil's Playground is a remote granite area with over 500 climbing routes. The weathered granite rocks have formed strange and eerie shapes. Located north of the Bovine Mountains, at the southernmost end of the Grouse Creek Range, the area offers two main climbing zones: Spires and Main Devil's Playground, separated by approximately 3 miles. Campground is spread across several square miles. |
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Italy » Aosta Valley Fénis Castle is one of the most iconic and best-preserved medieval castles in the Aosta Valley of the northwestern Italian Alps. Located in the small town of Fénis, about 13 km east of the regional capital of Aosta, the castle sits atop a gentle hill rather than a more fortified rocky outcrop. |
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Peru » PER Alpamayo, also known as Shuyturaju, is one of the most striking peaks in the Cordillera Blanca range of the Peruvian Andes. The Alpamayo Stream originates northwest of the peak. Mountaineers from around the world have failed in their attempts to conquer the treacherous Alpamayo. Located in the heart of Huascaran National Park, it is often described as the most beautiful mountain in the world. |
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New Zealand » South Island Rakiura National Park is a nature reserve located on Stewart/Rakiura Island, New Zealand. Rakiura is a wonderland with pristine ecosystems and habitats. From dense coastal rainforests and freshwater wetlands to vast sand dunes and granite mountain ranges, the park offers fantastic opportunities to admire native wildlife and unspoiled landscapes. |
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Italy » Rome Built in the latter half of the first century AD, the Domitian Royal Ramp was a vast underground passageway connecting the Roman Forum, the city's political and administrative center, with the center of power, the Imperial Palace. Essentially, it was the path leading up to the emperor's residence. |