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New York, New York, United States

Explorers Club

The Explorers Club has been a launchpad for history-making adventurers.

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Aveiro, Portugal

Palheiros da Costa Nova

Who needs a light house when you have these?

Death Valley, Nevada, United States

Death Valley Road

Don't mistake its vastness for inactivity...

Bern, Switzerland

Zytglogge

In this tower, time stopped.

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Drake Passage, Antarctica

The Drake Passage

For at least two days without sight of land, you will endure the strongest ocean currents in the world, galeforce winds, and waves that can reach as high as 60 feet.

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London, United Kingdom

The Connaught Bar

Enjoy a long list of libations at what was voted the world's greatest bar.

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Chur, Switzerland

Bernina Express

This epic four-hour alpine train journey takes passengers over 196 bridges and through 55 tunnels.

Maynooth, Ireland

Maynooth University

Lost in time (and on campus)? Navigating the time zones of Maynooth University.

Milton, Delaware, United States

King’s Ice Cream

An ice cream shop that serves up the royal treatment.

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

Queens’ College

Owing its name to two Queens, this hall is located in one of the oldest colleges at Cambridge University.

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Como, Colorado, United States

Como Depot

At this railroad crossing, you don't need to look both ways... because the train ain't coming.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nordic Club

These hand-painted tags are used to mark tennis court occupancy at the Nordic Club—an unlikely establishment on the banks of Gulshan Lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Claromecó Lighthouse

The second tallest in all of South America, home to a whale skeleton.

Tokyo, Japan

Meiji Jingu

A shrine where the living venerate the spiritual world through sake offerings.

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Magnisi Peninsula, Sicily, Italy

Magnisi Lighthouse

Situated next to ancient burial grounds has drawn grave robbers to this Sicilian lighthouse.

Prince Edward Island, Canada

West Point Lighthouse

Upon first sight, the black-and-white-striped square-tapered tower design of West Point Lighthouse is geometrically striking in its natural habitat.

Marathon, Florida, United States

Faro Blanco Lighthouse

This lighthouse in the Florida Keys keeps has served as a residence and office as well as an unofficial private navigator for boats.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Suburban Station

At the Suburban Station, you can use a pay phone free of charge if you feel nostalgic enough.

Harlem, New York, United States

Metro-North

This relied-upon commuter rail transports passengers between New York City and the northern suburbs in New York and Connecticut.

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Longwood Gardens

This organ designed by Belgian musician Firmin Swinnen creates music with the help of of 10,010 pipes.

Teton Village, Wyoming, United States

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Skiers have been enjoying the Grand Tetons since the early 1900s, but the mountains have drawn adventurers for centuries.

Konstanz, Mainau Island, Germany

Schwedenturm

This German tower is straight out of a fairytale, as it is located on Mainau Island, home to many different species of trees, shrubs, and blossoms.

Milan, Italy

Teatro Franco Parenti

This venue for experimental and independent theater works has premiered performances that have come to define the country's cultural history.

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Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States

Martha’s Vineyard Ferry

This ferry service off the east coast of the U.S. is the only way to transport an automobile to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol Temple Meads

This train station, the oldest and largest in Bristol, England, was the first station designed by Industrial Revolution engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

New York, New York, United States

Gramercy Typewriter Co.

Clicking into a begone era.

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Newport, Rhode Island, United States

The Breakers

This bedroom in the Vanderbilt mansion The Breakers belonged to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who grew up to be a prominent sculptor and founder of The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Berlin, Germany

Ernst-Reuter-Platz

This train station sits underneath Berlin's famous street, Straße des 17. Juni, birthplace of the East German uprising and host of the largest party in the world.

Skagen, Denmark

Sandormen

Sandormen is a tractor-pulled vehicle service that brings tourists to the tip of Grenen, Denmark's northernmost point in order to collect their famous pebbles.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Spoorwegmuseum

Visitors can learn how trains changed the world at this transportation museum located within an old Dutch train station.

Tangier, Morocco

Cinematheque de Tangier

This independent Moroccan theater is dedicated to film culture and housed in a slightly crumbly 1930s cinema.

London, United Kingdom

The Tomb of The Unknown Warrior

This ornate memorial in Westminster Abbey, London marks the grave site of an unknown infantryman killed in World War I.

Yakima, Washington, United States

1956 Chevrolet Handyman Wagon 210

During its first two years, this car was the best-selling Chevy model and continues to have high appeal among collectors.

Surrey, United Kingdom

Invicta S-Type

This sports car introduced the low-slung chassis and unprecedented durability to the automobile industry.

Berlin, Germany

Konzerthaus Berlin

This historically-restored German concert hall, one of three within the structure, is home to one of Europe's most renowned orchestras.