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This week, Browns Canyon National Monument, a 21,586-acre protected natural area in central Colorado, achieved International Dark Sky Park certification
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Robert Smithson constructed the famous 1,500-foot-long land artwork on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in 1970
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These top titles of the year whisk readers away on adventures and remind us of the many wonders in this world
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Located in southern England, the king's quarters haven't been open to the public since the castle's destruction during the English Civil War in the 1640s
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The historic church was devastated by a fire in 2019. After five years of painstaking work, it's finally scheduled to reopen to the public this weekend
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An ancient marble thoroughfare and shards of classical pottery are on display in the city of Thessaloniki's new underground "archaeo-stations"
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Located in an English churchyard, the stone was inscribed with the name "Ebenezer Scrooge" for the 1984 movie. Police are investigating the vandalism, which occurred earlier this month
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The cables have been resting on the lakebed for decades, raising fears from environmentalists and residents about possible lead contamination
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Engineers discovered the mysterious missive while working on repairs at Corsewall Lighthouse last month. Now, they plan to write their own note for future generations to find
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Microsoft and the Vatican used artificial intelligence to virtually recreate the historic Vatican City church
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The massive global shortcut linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas took ten years to dig through the Isthmus of Suez and was built on the path of an ancient canal
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A maximum of 20,000 people will be allowed to enter each day in an effort to protect the historic site in Italy, where misbehaving tourists are becoming a persistent problem
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The cathedral has been under renovation since 2019, when it was badly damaged in a fire. Crews are testing the bells before the historic structure reopens on December 8
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It's not the first time savvy entrepreneurs have marketed canned air to tourists. Similar products have been sold at vacation destinations for decades
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After a summer that tied for the country's hottest, meteorologists say an unusually warm autumn is delaying snowfall
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The looming sculpture features a small camera above an eight-foot-tall screen, which displays live video from Lithuania, Poland and Ireland
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The sprawling estate, which is the largest privately owned home in the country, will open its doors in November after a month-long closure
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Owner George Frandsen has some 8,000 coprolites from dinosaurs, sharks and other creatures
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Paramotorists spotted the dog while soaring above one of Giza's pyramids last week
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Travis Gienger, who nicknamed his prize-winning pumpkin "Rudy," has been growing gourds for nearly 30 years
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