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Cañon City, Colorado, United States
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Two railroad companies waged war to complete this historic rail line.
Brown
Wood, brick, and a variety of construction materials often employ brown as a base color. This collection showcases some of the best browns around.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Old Town Hall
Three townhouses and a palace were combined to create this town hall.
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
The Elizabeth Hotel
A new hotel named after the Mother of Fort Collins...or is it Auntie?
Cañon City, Colorado, United States
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Once the world's highest suspension bridge. Don't look down.
Sils im Engadin/Segl, Switzerland
Hotel Waldhaus
Step inside this Swiss wonderland, where five generations have kept the alluring architecture as consistent as the homely hospitality.
Hawley, Pennsylvania, United States
The Ritz Company Playhouse
This theater rose from the ashes of a nearby fire, and was put into overtime by another, but itself was saved from closure by a band of theater loving locals.
Rochester, New York, United States
Kodak Tower
This photogenic tower is the headquarters of one of the world's most famous camera brands, and fought to continue to be Rochester's tallest tower.
Dysart et al, Ontario, Canada
Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve
The Reserve is home to the first sustainable forest in Canada.
Lostine, Oregon, United States
M. Crow General Store
If you're looking for something specific like pizza or a pair of jeans, the M. Crow General Store might be your best bet.
Whitefish, Montana, United States
Whitefish Mountain Resort
No, your eyes don’t deceive you. Ghosts indeed haunt this special ski resort, but they’re friendlier than you’d think — and they can only be found here.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pinacoteca Station
In 2008, several paintings from this museum went on an adventure.
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Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Pedrick Storehouse
This "bewitching" wharf building carries on the legacy of a once vibrant harbor.
Bryson City, North Carolina, United States
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
This train offers scenic vistas, comfortable dining--and even a ride to the North Pole!
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Allen Theater
Built in 1921 as a movie house that can only be described as palatial.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
RISD Nature Lab
Students are encouraged to seek inspiration often hidden in plain sight - or rather as seen through a super-microscope.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Graduate Hotel Providence
While Jazz Age socialites flocked to this iconic hotel--some guests couldn't wait to fly away!
Tropoja, Albania
Valbona Valley
This untamed haven of mountains, caves, and rivers has a special place in Albanian culture.
Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom
Rye Signal Box
Tourism may be it's main industry these days, but once this town was a smuggler's haven.
Gaming, Austria
Ötscherland-Express
Ride along this historic express train to a monastery founded by the once powerful Habsburgs.
Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Oberlin College Bibbins Hall
There once was a time when musical instruments were an unwelcome sound in this conservatory of music.
Rochester, Vermont, United States
Apple Hill Farm
Ezekiel was known for his “if we can grow it, we’ll grow it” attitude.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Botanical Gardens & Kibble Palace
A Victorian eccentric, John Kibble crafted many things, but this house of flora and fauna appears to be his most lasting legacy.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Stewart Christie & Gilbert The Phone Box
The oldest tailor in Scotland is a marvelous shop of mystery and master-crafted bespoke suits.
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Salle de Musique
This theatre is a perfect reflection of the precise nature of it's watch-making patrons.
Porto, Portugal
The Presidential Train
Transformed into a traveling culinary experience thanks to Gonçalo Castel-Branco’s ten-year-old daughter.
Angoulême, France
Angoulême Town Hall
When besieged by Vikings, it was fit to become a castle; when inspired with the republican spirit, it's become a space for public debate and local government.
London, United Kingdom
Royal Courts of Justice
London's law courts are rife with superstition and rooms with mysterious origins.
Tokyo, Japan
Asagaya Shinmeigu Shrine
Next to one of Tokyo's bustling train stations, this ancient Shinto shrine offers an oasis of tranquility.
Southwold, United Kingdom
Swan Hotel
The Swan Hotel, and the brewery behind it, has a 600 year history of brewing ale.
Vienna, Austria
Amalienbad
Built to encourage personal hygiene and physical fitness at a time when few Viennese residents had their own bathrooms.
Tokyo, Japan
Yasuda Auditorium, University of Tokyo
A building grand enough to receive the Japanese emperor on his visits to the capital.
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.
Adelaide, Australia
Dun & Bradstreet Building
Dun & Bradstreet have moved on from this particular outpost—but the facade still bears their fine script.