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London, United Kingdom
Royal Courts of Justice
London's law courts are rife with superstition and rooms with mysterious origins.
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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.
Sydney, Australia
North Sydney Olympic Pool
At the time of its debut, this brick entryway welcomed guests to “the wonder pool of Australasia”.
Sapporo, Japan
Olympic Museum
Major Theodor Edler von Lerch, an Austro-Hungarian soldier, brought skiing to Japan when he visited in the winter of 1911 to observe the Imperial Army, which had just won the Russo-Japanese War.
Masada National Park, Israel
Camel Crossing
Camels in this UNESCO world heritage site are ridden almost exclusively by tourists seeking the romance of a bygone era.
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Kibo Hut
Nearly every climber who has summited since has recorded his or her thoughts about the extreme accomplishment in a book stored in a wooden box at the top.
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Aguascalientes, Mexico
Parque K. M. Romo Gymnasium
Romolandia is a seventeen-acre amusement park featuring games, rides, and sports facilities, including this stunning basketball court.
Florence, Italy
Fotoautomatica
Two euros and a bit of patience get you the traditional strip of four black-and-white photographs.
Thrumster, Scotland
Thrumster Station
A short-lived light-rail stop between Wick and Lybster in Scotland’s county of Caithness—known enigmatically as the “Land Beyond the Highlands” -- remains in good condition.
Zwentendorf, Austria
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
The power of public resistance remains its most profound exhibit.
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Pletna Boat
Special boats running atop a picturesque Alpine lake located near the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.
Budapest, Hungary
Matthias Church
The church’s present facade, topped by this one-of-a-kind glazed quilt, blends multiple traditions into a graceful whole.
Tigre, Argentina
Club de Regatas La Marina
An iconic athletic institution associated as much with its successful rugby and field hockey squads as its rowing program.
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse
An artifact of the "City Beautiful"movement, this courtroom can only be described as "royale."
New York, New York, United States
161 Duane Street
PSA: This building has *NOTHING* to do with our friends at Whalebone Magazine.
San Sebastián, Spain
Monte Igueldo Funicular Building
This station building serves the oldest funicular railway in the Basque country.
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Gartner Auditorium
A grand organ's renovated concert space is housed in an unexpected institution.
Miami, Florida, United States
Olympia Theater
A downtown Miami theater who's fate continues to be intertwined with a philanthropist and his legacy
Millinocket, Maine, United States
Baxter State Park
When Maine governor Percival Baxter established Baxter State Park, he wrote into its deed that it would remain "forever wild".
Chiemsee, Germany
Schloss Herrenchiemsee
Explore this unfinished mansion on a secluded island in Germany's Lake Chiemsee.
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Lincoln Cathedral
This cathedral was once the tallest building in the world -- surpassing the Pyramids of Giza.
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Burroughs Home & Gardens
A mansion that hosted a cast of characters that were the envy of all Ft. Myers.
Florence, Italy
Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore
The most famous landmark of Florence, il Duomo still holds some secrets within its constrcution.
Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
Fuji Electric Railway
This Railway shares a surprising partnership with a railway across the world -- in Switzerland.
Paris, France
Jardin des Tuileries
The first public park in Paris was once owned by a nine year old monarch.
Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Black Lighthouse
A lighthouse that was attacked by a foe that it didn't expect.
Glava, Sweden
Grandstand
By the appearance of their grandstand, the team struggled with maintaining the requisite rowdy fan base to boost their morale.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Carpenters’ Hall
This assembly hall has played host to a slew of visitors from rebellious revolutionaries to notorious bank robbers.