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Limassol, Cyprus

Port of Limassol

This port on the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea has an ancient tradition of shipbuilding that is expressed in its colorful fishing boats.

Kyiv, Ukraine

SC Olimpiyskiy

This is the largest sports complex in Eastern Europe, seating north of 100,000 spectators, is home to the Dynamo Kyiv football club.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Bramley Baths

This is the last remaining of eight public Edwardian baths built in Leeds between 1899 and 1904.

Tokyo, Japan

Shinkansen

This high-speed railway in Japan is known as the world's most efficient passenger railway - with no accidents, passenger fatalities or significant delays in over 50 years.

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San Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy

Riposo al Bosco

The name means, "recreation in the forest," but this family-owned hotel also offers respite from the cold in its retro bowling alley.

Tainan City, Taiwan

Tainan Park

This park is the oldest and the largest in Tainan and houses one of the few remaining Qing dynasty stone archways.

Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom

Beverley Road Baths

This Hull, England public bath lives on Beverly Road, a major thoroughfare in Kingston upon Hull. It continues to stand while other similar-era buildings are being lost to time and neglect.

Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada

Saint Benedict Abbey

Founded in 1912 and raised to the rank of Abbey in 1952, this place of meditation in Quebec, Canada is best known for the architects who designed it.

San Simeon, California, United States

Hearst Castle

While it was never completely finished, it stands as an unmatched achievement, one that guest George Bernard Shaw identified as “what God would have built if he had had the money.” 

Washington, D.C., United States

G-167 “Ag-Cat”

This prop plane is one of the first aircrafts specifically designed by a major aircraft company for agricultural aviation.

Murun, Mongolia

Murun Airport

This Mongolian airport was the first in the country, opened in 1956.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Tripoli Shrine Temple

This temple, inspired by the Taj Mahal, is the first Shriner's Temple in Wisconsin and one of the best examples of Moorish Revival architecture in the U.S.

Cordoba, Spain

Teatro Góngora

Reopened in 2011, this theater continues to be one of the few examples of architectural rationalism and a cultural centerpiece of Córdoba, Spain.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle-Bainbridge Ferry

The Seattle-Bainbridge ferry is a route across Puget Sound with Jumbo Mark II Class vessels named 'Tacoma' and 'Wenatchee'.

Moscow, Russia

State Historical Museum

This state-sponsored history museum in Moscow's Red Square features over 4.5 million artifacts.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

This sculpture museum in Copenhagen grew out of the private collection of the son of the founder of Carlsburg beer.

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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.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Marrakesh Railway Station

This Moroccan railway connection was constructed during the French protectorate era when French military occupied the region.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

The Solomon Juneau

Originally built in 1903, this tugboat's current owner has restored the vessel to its original beauty and equipped it with some fancy amenities.

Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States

Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad

Passenger and freight trains run on this historic Pennsylvania rail line, established in 1888.

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.

Lake Orta, Italy

Navigazione Lago D’orta

Passenger service boats struggled on this Italian lake for decades until Italy's national rowing championship was held here in 1910.

Porto, Portugal

Casa de Serralves

This baby pink villa is ranked among the top 100 most visited museums in the world.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Teatro Colón

This century-old Argentinian opera house is held in high regard as one of the best concert venues in the world, both acoustically and aesthetically.

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Berlin, Germany

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark

German sports stadium that was renamed to honor a man known in Germany as the father of gymnastics.

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Da Nang City, Vietnam

Da Nang Cathedral

This award-winning cathedral is the only of its kind in Da Nang City, serving a community of over 4,000 parishioners with multi-lingual masses.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Church of the Holy Spirit

Some structures of this ancient church in Copenhagen date back half a millennium.

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Hamburg, Germany

Islamic Center

This gorgeous mosque in Hamburg, Germany was the epicenter of support for the Iranian Revolution in Western Europe.

Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Umaid Bhawan Palace

This romantic pool is within a luxury hotel that is also the sixth largest private residence in world.

Kyiv, Ukraine

National Art Museum of Ukraine

This art museum in Ukraine was opened in 1904 and is dedicated to Ukrainian art and culture.

Halle, Germany

Stadtbad Halle

Opened in 1916, this German pool was considered one of the largest and most modern of its time.

Sibenik, Croatia

St. Michael’s Fortress

Operating as a military fort for centuries, this fortress is now a popular open-air theater and centerpiece in the Croatian city of Sibenik.

Glenorchy, New Zealand

Wharf Shed

For nearly a century, the only access to Glenorchy was by steamboat.

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Cesena, Italy

Teatro Alessandro Bonci

Named after Cesena's famed opera singer, the Alessandro Bonci Theatre in Italy has been carefully preserved for the last century.

Oakland, California, United States

Rockridge BART Station

Oakland's rapid transit system retains much of its 1970s charm.