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Seville, Spain
Royal Alcazar of Seville
This "Chameleon" palace is the oldest royal residence still in use in Europe.
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Fort William, Scotland
The Nevis Range Mountain Gondola
Following in the footsteps of your heroes is never easy, but if your hero is Sir Hugh Munro you’ve got a tough mountain to climb to reach your goal.
Angoulême, France
Angoulême Cathedral
This Cathedral has spiritual roots in pre-Christian France, both in location and architecture.
Angoulême, France
Lycée de l’Image et du Son d’Angoulême (LISA)
Now known as the Ville de l’Image, or City of the Image, it is home to a high school that specializes in visual and audiovisual communication.
Cape Town, South Africa
Diaz Point Viewfinder
From this serial vantage point on Cape Town's Table Mountain, no matter where you train your gaze, there is something that begs to be magnified.
Poznań, Poland
Collegium Maius
Now a school of medicine, this university can trace its roots back to a king.
Medan City, Indonesia
Al Mashun Grand Mosque
This beautifully designed mosque is located in the heart of one of the world's largest coffee producing regions.
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Iowa Capitol Building
A State Capitol building that provides many reasons why you "Ought to Give Iowa A Try."
Eyjafjörður, Iceland
Hauganes Village
This small fishing village is home to 140 residents, humpbacks--and hot tubs.
Zürich, Switzerland
Landesmuseum
A modern castle full of Swiss treasures, including an ancient statue discovered amongst a pile of bones.
Dornoch, Scotland
Skibo Castle
This medieval castle-turned-private club was once owned by a Scottish-American steel tycoon.
Patagonia, Argentina
El Chaltén
The isolated mountain village in Argentinian Patagonia is a famous hotspot for hiking culture, and a backpacker’s paradise.
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Kilternan, Ireland
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
This small Irish church has hosted more than 2,000 weddings.
Vienna, Austria
Amalienbad
Built to encourage personal hygiene and physical fitness at a time when few Viennese residents had their own bathrooms.
Reefton, New Zealand
Reefton Courthouse
Quartz deposits often foretell the nearby presence of gold, as was the case here.
Yazd, Iran
Yazd Science Museum
The biology section exhibits life at all its stages, from embryo formation to a roughly 800-year-old woman’s skeleton.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Snunits
These swallows set sail from the storied harbor of the ancient city of Jaffa, from which Tel Aviv has grown.
Dakar, Senegal
Dakar Railway Station
This architectural throwback also serves as a stark reminder of Senegal’s colonial past and inclusion in the federation of French West Africa.
Vieira de Leiria, Portugal
Striped Bungalows
Open for the summer season, these stalls sell ice cream, beach toys, and the like, while blending seamlessly with the typical striped homes of the region.
South Island, New Zealand
Ski-Plane
The founder of this aviation-based business piloted the first retractable ski-plane in September of 1955 (with the adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary among his passengers).
Herat, Afghanistan
Great Mosque of Herat
Both mosque and nation make evident Afghans’ resilience and determination to overcome challenges and rise again.
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.
Masada National Park, Israel
Camel Crossing
Camels in this UNESCO world heritage site are ridden almost exclusively by tourists seeking the romance of a bygone era.
Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
Our Lady of the Rocks
Perast’s most famous landmark is this artificial islet, with a curious history, surrounded as much by legend as it is by water.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Finicular Tbilisi
A beloved symbol of Tbilisi whose popularity increased when a grand leisure park was constructed on the plateau in the 1930s.
Valletta, Malta
The Economical Shoe Store
One of the many charming shops in a town full of delightful nooks and niche destinations that reward you for exploring on foot.
Najaf, Iraq
Najm Al-imam Religious School
Najaf is being transformed and rebuilt, as evidenced by institutions like Najm al-Imam.
Burano, Italy
Typical Home
Technicolor homes painted using the full rainbow are made all the more vibrant for their reflection off the green waters of the canals that snake through the town.
Galway, Ireland
Salthill Promenade
Local tradition dictates that you kick the wall across from the Blackrock diving boards (seen here) before turning around and strolling back to town for a pint.
London, United Kingdom
Vickers Viscount
A turboprop airliner designed by Sir George Edwards, who oversaw the development of the supersonic 'Concorde'.
Newport Beach, California, United States
Viewfinder
Several of these durable, weatherproof viewers garnish the piers of Balboa Peninsula and Newport Beach.
Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Ranger III Ferry
Isle Royale is the most commanding island of a 200-islet archipelago in Lake Superior, which has the biggest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world.
Gustavus, Alaska, United States
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
This Alaskan park is treated as a sanctuary for one species of particular note: the rare blue bear, also known as the glacier bear.
Borkum, Germany
Bathing Machine
In bygone days they were used as mobile changing rooms for a woman to get into her swimming costume.