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This puzzle is the 26th and final part of Gladys' journey across the globe. If you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.

Spoiler alert: This puzzle gives away the answers to the previous parts in the series.

Dear Puzzling,

As promised, I'm sending you the correct answers to the puzzles I have sent you during my travels. Thank you for following my journey through to the end. I wish you all the best.

One last question: What do you think I got out of my trip?

Love, Gladys.

1. Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh
2. Emerald Necklace, Boston
3. Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond
4. International Church of Cannabis, Denver
5. Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno
6. Sian Ka'an, Tulum
7. Estadio Garcilaso, Cusco
8. African Renaissance Monument, Dakar
9. Oran 1 University, Oran
10. Flaminio Obelisk, Rome
11. Lauba, Zagreb
12. Ile aux Cygnes, Paris
13. Rogier Tower, Brussels
14. Ransomes Sports Pavilion, Ipswich
15. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
16. Fossil Grove, Glasgow
17. Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
18. Museum Island, Berlin
19. Matsesta Microdistrict, Sochi
20. Oman Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre, Muscat
21. Mehrangarh, Jodhpur
22. Osh Bazaar, Bishkek
23. Wolong Temple, Xi'an
24. Tjong A Fie Mansion, Medan
25. SM Seaside City Cebu, Cebu

Hint:

The 25 entries can be arranged into a 5×5 table.

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  • $\begingroup$ maybe a hint on the pattern? thanks! $\endgroup$
    – Omega Krypton
    Commented Jun 3, 2019 at 13:10
  • $\begingroup$ @OmegaKrypton Added a hint! $\endgroup$
    – Jafe
    Commented Jun 4, 2019 at 6:53
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    $\begingroup$ I wonder if anyone will ever visit all the places on that list (or have visited already). I'm assuming you haven't...? $\endgroup$
    – Stewie Griffin
    Commented Oct 17, 2019 at 7:49
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    $\begingroup$ @StewieGriffin 1/25 for me so far! $\endgroup$
    – Jafe
    Commented Oct 17, 2019 at 8:22

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I think Gladys got

A lifetime's worth of memories

Reasoning

Take the first letters of each answer: HETIESEAOFLIRRIFEMMOMOWTS
and take an anagram to produce the answer: A LIFETIMES WORTH OF MEMORIES

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    $\begingroup$ You have the correct answer, but this is not how you were supposed to find it :/ Serves me right for not hiding it well enough, I suppose... $\endgroup$
    – Jafe
    Commented May 29, 2019 at 12:33
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    $\begingroup$ I'm on mobile so not going to check in detail, but I notice that the African Renaissance Monument is on the far west coast of Africa and Sian Ka'an is on the far east coast of Mexico... Maybe there's a left to right on the map thing going on... $\endgroup$
    – Alconja
    Commented May 29, 2019 at 12:45
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    $\begingroup$ @jafe maybe you can post the intended answer? im interested in that as well... :) $\endgroup$
    – Omega Krypton
    Commented May 29, 2019 at 15:44
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    $\begingroup$ @Alconja That doesn't work, sadly -- I assumed the first letters would need to be sorted somehow, and so I tried latitude, longitude, year of creation / founding, country name, city name, and puzzle title. No luck with any of those. $\endgroup$
    – Deusovi ♦
    Commented May 29, 2019 at 16:35
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    $\begingroup$ I'm giving you the checkmark, but there's still a bounty for figuring out the intended pattern :) $\endgroup$
    – Jafe
    Commented May 31, 2019 at 6:03
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The locations can be arranged into a 5x5 grid...

...based on the two vowels in their city names. Each city has exactly two vowels, and every combination appears once:

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The final answer is just the first letter of each location, in this new order: they spell out "A LIFETIME'S WORTH OF MEMORIES".

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    $\begingroup$ Yes! You've got it. $\endgroup$
    – Jafe
    Commented Jun 5, 2019 at 6:41

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