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The Amiable Child Monument is a well-loved memorial to a small boy who died in 1797. It is one of three private graves on public land in New York City's five boroughs.

African-American soldiers in World War II were often relegated to menial roles, far from the glory of the fight. But the hamlet of Wereth, Belgium, now honors 11 of them.

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Dunfermline Abbey is an impressive sight with its tall, square tower on which the name of King Robert the Bruce is carved in stone on its four sides.

Top sights to see in the historical center (centro historico) of Mexico City include the Zócalo plaza, churches, museums, palaces, and murals by Rivera and Orozco.

Walhalla, a neo-Classical Parthenon-like German Hall of Fame in the Danube Valley at Donaustauf, is a popular day-trip and cruise destination from Regensburg in Bavaria.