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Tokyo, Japan

Yama No Yu Sento

This Japanese onsen features a traditional bathhouse painting by artist Kiyoto Maruyama.

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Sydney, Australia

Vaucluse Yacht Club

The members of this Australian yacht club came together to design and build their own racing skiff.

Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy

Villa Melzi d’Eril

Decorated by some of the most famous artists of their time, this Italian villa with sprawling gardens was the home to the Duke of Lodi.

Asturias, Spain

Ermita de la Regalina

With one of the best views of the Asturian coast, a pilgrimage is held annually at this chapel to remember those who escaped the Moors in 1931 via the Northern Way.

Berlin, Germany

Stadtbad Charlottenburg

Designed by a neighborhood architect in 1898, this Art Nouveau public pool is the oldest in Berlin.

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Oliwa, Poland

Abbot’s Palace

Cistercian monks once lived in this modern art museum, originally built in the 15th century.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Scott Memorial Clock

This clock tower and lighthouse were built in the memory of Captain Robert Falcon Scott who died along with his crew on an expedition to the South Pole.

Munich, Germany

Mullersches Volksbad

This German bath, once separating swimming areas for men and women, was the largest and most expensive pool in the world when it was first opened.

Lausanne, Switzerland

Aigle–Sépey–Diablerets Railway

This alpine railway survived a fire in 1940 that almost led to total abandonment of its facilities. Seven train cars were destroyed in the fire.

San Francisco, California, United States

Hotel Spero

This former temperance hotel is the legacy of influential philanthropist, Lizzie Glide

Marrakech, Morocco

Amanjena

A place of luxury and relaxation, this Moorish style hotel is truly an oasis within the Sahara Desert.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Navy Pier

This pier is one of the busiest attraction in Chicago, and even home to a World Record.

Barcelona, Spain

Renaissance Barcelona Fira

This modern hotel exhibits a variety of plants on each floor and a vertical garden with more than 300 palm trees.

Long Beach Island, New Jersey, United States

Barnegat Light

"Old Barney" on Long Beach Island, NJ is on the National Register of Historic Places, and its beacon changed several times since the mid-19th century.

Marrakesh, Morocco

La Mamounia

This Moroccan hotel is not just a crown jewel of its country, but of the entire world of hospitality. Winston Churchill called it "the most lovely spot in the whole world."

Treasure Cay, Bahamas

Sands Club

This tropical dreamland in the Bahamas has been drawing visitors for centuries, for good or for ill.

Cape Otoway, Victoria, Australia

Cape Otway Lightstation

This lighthouse in Victoria, Australia has witnessed many shipwrecks and sea battles. Today, visitors can stay at the keeper's cottages, onsite.

Stockholm, Sweden

Gröna Lund

This 1997 wave swinger resides in Sweden's oldest amusement park which hosted concerts by Bob Marley, setting the record for park capacity.

Bern, Switzerland

The Niesenbahn

This Swiss funicular traverses the Alps to take 65 passengers from the Mulenen train station to the peak of the nearby Niesen mountain every 30 minutes.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Bluebell Railway

This West Sussex branch train line was almost lost until the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society began a revitalization effort.

Lauder, Scotland

Thirlestane Castle

Feuds characterized the early life of this Scottish castle, which passed through generations until being donated as a museum complete with a historic toy collection.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Mermaid Beach, Tower 25

In the 1950s and 1960s, Mermaid Beach was home to one of Queensland’s first nudist colonies, the Unclad Mermaids.

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham Town Hall

The community of Birmingham banded together and made donations to open this Roman revival town hall after its architect went bankrupt in the 1830s.

Bellevue Beach, Denmark

Lifeguard Tower

This emblematic lifeguard towers was designed by famed architect, Arne Jacobsen.

Munich, Germany

Nymphenburg Palace

Home and chancery for the Dukes of Bavaria, now open to the public, this baroque palace is one of the most famous sites in Munich, Germany.

Vitaleta, Italy

Chappella Della Madonna

This sacred building is said to have been built upon a location where the Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherdess.

Tarragona, Spain

Far del Fangar

The Fangar Lighthouse in Tarragona, Spain replaced the original, which was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.

Buxton, North Carolina, United States

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

An engineering feat occurred in 1999 when the massive concrete Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina was moved almost a mile inland to safer ground.

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Oslo, Norway

Victoria Terrasse

Once a fashionable residential complex this building is now home to Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

York, Maine, United States

Cape Neddick Light

One of the most photographed lighthouses in the world, steeped in maritime history.

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Watkins Glen, New York, United States

Seneca Lake Pier

This pier rests on the southern tip of Seneca Lake, one of New York's "Finger Lakes", and is surrounded by a region of sweet wine vineyards.

Cadiz, Spain

Hotel Las Cortes

Hans Christian Anderson, author of countless stories that would eventually become Disney movies, once stayed in this hotel built for the Marquis de Canada.

Finistere, France

Lighthouse Guilvinec

Called "The Fire of the North Jetty", this almost century-old lighthouse in Guilvinec, France is known as one of "The Three Lights of Guilvinec."

Belgrade, Serbia

Hotel Moskva

This Serbian hotel was opened in 1908 by King Peter I to welcome the world's cultural elite. Curiously, no guests can stay in Room 13 as it doesn't exist.

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Paris, France

Hotel Molitor

An art deco lover's dream, designed to resemble a luxury ocean liner.