Landmarks — Travel kills me

Castellfollit de la Roca

Castellfollit de la Roca is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.

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Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach is a popular beach in Sydney and one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia.

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Vall de Núria

La Vall de Núria is a south-opening valley coming down from the crest of the Pyrenees. Lies 2,000 metres above sea level and is accessible from the south via a rack railway

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Monument of the Fallen Angel

The Monument of the Fallen Angel is a fountain located in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain.

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Shinkansen

The bullet train is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo in order to aid economic growth and development.

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Besalu

Besalú is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona,. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú.

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Freedom Monument

The Freedom Monument is a memorial located in Riga, Latvia, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920).

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Belchite

Belchite is a village in Spain. The ghost town is a memorial to the Spanish civil war.

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Ultraman Florida

Ultraman Florida is a three day race that covers a total distance of 321.6 miles (517.5km) around central Florida

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Sommos Winery

Sommos is an avant-guard winery at the heart of the Somontano region.

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Zócalo

The Zócalo is the main square in central Mexico City. It was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.

The Angel of Independence

The Angel of Independence is a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.

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Tayrona National Natural Park

The Tayrona National Natural Park is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the city of Santa Marta.

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Avenue of stars

The Avenue of Stars is an avenue located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honors celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry.

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Stoa of Attalos

The Stoa of Attalos was a covered walkway in the Agora of Athens, built by King Attalos II of Pergamon.

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Parthenon

The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.