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Montreal, Canada

Notre-Dame Basilica

Not only was Notre-Dame the largest place of worship in North America for a half-decade (before New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral), it is perhaps (still) the most impressive church on the continent.

Brussels, Belgium

Congress Plaza Hotel

This 19th-century Hotel is home to 871 rooms -- and countless ghosts who roam its halls.

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Milan, Italy

America's first Superhighway was constructed with the help of "Powder Boys" or "Powder Monkeys". Well before the days of child labor laws, this group of 8-11 year old boys were the highest paid, but had the most dangerous job on site.

San Jose, Costa Rica

National Theatre of Costa Rica

A theatre built by the coffee bean.

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Anatoliki Mani, Greece

Lighthouse Tenaro

If you’re an Ancient Greek, though, you’d give this abyss a more… creative description: the gate to the Underworld.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Hermosa Beach Pier

This beach pier stretches out 1,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Malley’s Chocolates

Each 88-foot silo could contain ~100,000 pounds of its respective raw ingredient.

AWA visted here

Rajasthan, India

Samode Palace

Nearly 500 years of history embedded into its walls.

Tehran, Iran

Golestan Palace

Offering an array of gardens, royal buildings, and collections of Iranian crafts and European gifts, the Palace represents a spectrum of Iranian history and architecture that certified its place as a UNESCO World Heritage Site being one of Tehran’s oldest monuments.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Rainbow Row

Local lore suggests the pastel facade of Rainbow Row once helped drunken sailors find their way home.

Barcelona, Spain

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

To the Spanish officials who built this stadium, there was no better place to host the Olympic games. History, however, had other plans.

Schwende, Switzerland

Aescher Berg Gasthaus

Welcome to the guesthouse with a built-in rock wall, a 100-foot vertical drop below the patio, and nowhere to actually spend the night.

Tuscany, Italy

Versilia

During Roman times, Versilia was not an area where the Emperor was known to roam. A few centuries later, the Tuscans had a holiday hotspot on their hands.

Waterbury, Vermont, United States

Cabot Cheese

In 1919, 94 farmers came together to form a cooperative, realizing that they were better off working together in dairy than independently.

AWA visted here

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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States

Harris Hill Ski Jump

For the non-thrill seeker, it’s hard to imagine looking down on a steep-slope and thinking, “If I go fast enough, and put a ramp at the right spot, I bet I could achieve something close to flying!”

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Flint, Michigan, United States

The Capitol Theatre

A theater restoration even its ghosts can appreciate.

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Tobermory, Isle of Mull, United Kingdom

Tobermory

A harbor possibly holding buried treasure.

AWA visted here

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Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom

East Hill Cliff Railway

World-changing inspiration struck at the top of a hill — but the experiments had to wait. The inventor’s only way down was the steepest ride in England.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Space Needle

This Seattle icon actually began with a bar napkin sketch of a UFO and a tethered balloon.

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Tenby, United Kingdom

Lifeboat Station

This historic & picturesque Lifeboat Station was remodeled into private residence.

Kaprun, Austria

Kitzsteinhorn

Time to learn about the "Austrian Way of Skiing"

Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Southport Savings Bank

When choosing a location for their new home, Southport Savings Bank decided to keep an eye on their competition, by moving in right across the street.