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I just found out about this place and it was so random. I was watching videos of Barack Obama admitting he was born in Kenya, and in one of the videos he said he was the first sitting US president to come to Kenya. So I Googled it to see if it's in fact true, and I found a Wikipedia list of "US Presidential visits to Sub-Saharan Africa." On some of the presidents it said they visited Gorée Island in Senegal. I was like, "What is this Gorée Island? So I did some more Googling and found THIS...

I digged a little deeper and found that the island is just 45 acres and home to just 1600 people, but is rich in history. During the colonial days, slaves were allegedly held here while they awaited shipment to the New World. Cars and crime are probited on the island.

This is a hill in New Zealand. The summit of the hill is 1,001 ft above sea level. The hill is notable primarily for its unusually long name, which is of Māori origin; it is often shortened to Taumata for brevity. It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name.

For a few years I've been wanting to visit St. Martin, and do a day trip to Saba, but it's quite expensive. The entire island is only like 4 square miles, but it's steep. It's part of the Netherlands and notable for having the highest mountain in the Netherlands. It's mostly famous for it's diving, lace, medical school, rainforest and world's shortest commercial runway. And also for being in the path of almost every hurricane. The Island has no stereotypical Caribbean beaches and only about 2000 people.

It's main appeal to me was its unique geography and the fact that it's so remote and unspoiled, and so few people know about it. But looking at it now, it doesn't seem as interesting as I thought. It was few noteworthy churches, museums, and some hiking trails, that aren't even that impressive and you can find that kind of stuff in other places. Looking at their towns, the architecture seems quite modern and boring. The main sites can probably be seen within a couple hours, if that.

I don't know, what do you guys think? Is this place worth visiting?