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Banff, Alberta, Canada
Banff Springs Hotel
Assorted quirks make the destination especially intriguing - such as its supposed "lost room", and the Devil's Staircase, named for its steep, winding design - but also lore dictates the space is haunted.
Blue
Blue has been an important color since ancient times. Often associated with peace and harmony, explore our collection for calm vibes.
Ketchum, Idaho, United States
Community Library
Located all around the world. Founded by a group of 17 enterprising women from the Sun Valley area, the Community Library holds a unique chapter in the region’s history.
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Solitaire, Namibia
Namib Desert
Deemed to be one of the world's oldest deserts, this arid area transcends country lines and is home to thriving wildlife...
Marietta, Ohio, United States
Ohio River Museum
Look out below! This little pilot house was saved from a potential drowning...
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Riverboat Louis Armstrong
The Louis Armstrong Riverboat has seen its fair share of good ol' USA from the Midwest all the way to the Big Easy.
El Campello, Spain
Puerto de El Campello
Known for its fish markets, marina, and lookout tower, El Campello, Spain lies between the mountains and the sea.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Pittsburgh Athletic Association
This 110-year-old club at one time had 2,500 members, including avid swimmer, Fred Rogers.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pinamar
Pinamar’s dedication to blending the Natural with the Human, to take an area inhospitable even to flora and create not a commercially-industrialized scar upon the land but a natural paradise is exemplary of what intentional urbanization can look like.
Warren, Rhode Island, United States
The Warren Armory
The American Legion bought this 1842 armory for ten dollars after WWII. Warren's been restoring it ever since.
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Warren, Rhode Island, United States
Imagine Gift Store
This old theater has been converted into something quite sweet.
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Warren, Rhode Island, United States
Carriage House
Once serving as marines to the navy’s militia police, the Warren Federal Blues now serve a very different purpose.
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Warren, Rhode Island, United States
Warren Comfort Station
A railroad looted this royal burial ground in 1853. It took 104 years to bring Massasoit's remains home in 2017.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Royal Commonwealth Pool
Come for the diving, stay for the…twins? Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool has a story that's more than just skin deep.
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Kitsap Ferry
The Kitsap Ferry travels across the Puget Sound and connects communities along the way.
Rainbow, Australia
N.H. Mathews Agent Building
Rainbow, named after a nearby sand dune that was covered in colorful wildflowers, is well known for serving the wheat farming community.
Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
White Sands National Park
This illusion of a winter wonderland is located within the hot deserts of New Mexico.
Rachel, Nevada, United States
Little A’Le’Inn
Intergalactic wonder is encouraged at the inn: the menu features Saucer Burgers and Alien Amber Ale, merch of little green men is on proud display, and their website declares: “the unknown is what we live for.
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San Francisco, California, United States
Olympic Club
A club that's earned the title "Olympic" with some medal-winning members.
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.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Congress Plaza Hotel
This 19th-century Hotel is home to 871 rooms -- and countless ghosts who roam its halls.
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Little Falls, New York, United States
Erie Canal – Lock 18
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.
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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.
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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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