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1. I am standing about three miles west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, admiring a megalithic structure that has puzzled scholars for millennia. What am I looking at?
2. I am standing on a remote Siberian hillside, looking at the remains of a devastating explosion that occurred in the early part of the twentieth century. Where am I?
3. I am climbing a steep Andean mountainside, leaving behind the turbulence of the Urubamba River. My intention is to visit a sacred Incan city, five square miles of architectural splendor the likes of which are found nowhere else on the planet. Which city am I visiting?
4. I am a merchant of the late Minoan civilization, I have left my home of Crete to set up shop on this island in the center of the Aegean Sea. My life is ended suddenly by a catastrophic event that is quite possibly going to give rise to the myth of Atlantis. Where am I?
5. I am standing in the middle of a wild life refuge, around me are wood storks, reptiles that have been around since the dinosaurs and salt marsh mosquitoes. In the background, a large metal bird lifts off on its long journey of discovery, while its dead ancestors lie in wait for the frequent visitors who come and wonder at a bygone age. Where am I?
6. I am standing in a great cathedral, which is the burial site of Carolus Magnus, King of the Franks, anxiously anticipating the next public exhibition of his relics, which occurs every seven years. Where am I?
7. I live on a remote Pacific island, which isn't on any international air routes. My ancestors managed to outwit the greatest minds of their time and escape from the clutches of the world's greatest empire. They settled here in 1790. Where am I?
8. I am standing on top of one of the world's most famous rocks, a true Herculean Pillar, two countries have bickered over control of this small peninsula for many years. There is a theory that, in the remote past, this was the site of a gigantic waterfall, the like of which has not been seen on Earth again.
9. I am standing on top of one of the oldest and biggest man made structures on the planet which is at least 6,352 km (3,948 miles) long. What is it?
10. I am diving into the deepest point of the planet, over 36,000 feet in depth and I pass many exotic life forms on the way down. This of course is a theoretical journey, as no human could survive the immense pressures that exist at this depth. Where am I?
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