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Bratislava, Slovakia

Old Town Hall

Three townhouses and a palace were combined to create this town hall.

Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia

Rub’ al Khali

You can see sand for miles.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

The Elizabeth Hotel

A new hotel named after the Mother of Fort Collins...or is it Auntie?

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Cañon City, Colorado, United States

Royal Gorge Bridge & Park

Once the world's highest suspension bridge. Don't look down.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Biltmore Hotel

While Jazz Age socialites flocked to this iconic hotel--some guests couldn't wait to fly away!

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Tropoja, Albania

Valbona Valley

This untamed haven of mountains, caves, and rivers has a special place in Albanian culture.

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.

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Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States

Dog Chapel

All dogs go to heaven--but we get a Dog Chapel.

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Rochester, Vermont, United States

Apple Hill Farm

Ezekiel was known for his “if we can grow it, we’ll grow it” attitude.

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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.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Stewart Christie & Gilbert The Phone Box

The oldest tailor in Scotland is a marvelous shop of mystery and master-crafted bespoke suits.

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Appin, Scotland

Castle Stalker

Before you know it, you’ve lost your clan’s castle in a drunken bet.

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Porto, Portugal

The Presidential Train

Transformed into a traveling culinary experience thanks to Gonçalo Castel-Branco’s ten-year-old daughter.

Stampa-Coltura, Switzerland

Palazzo Castelmur

Gone for centuries, a family returned back to its ancestral home.

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Paseo YMCA

A historic community center that served as the meeting place for the formation of the Negro National League.

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.

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Puymoyen, France

Moulin du Verger

"If there's a right way to make a piece of paper, it's the way that they've been doing it for 500 years at the water-powered mill."

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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.

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Fragata Yacht

What better way to learn about evolution than visiting the the Galápagos Islands?!

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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.

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Tokyo, Japan

University of Tokyo

A building grand enough to receive the Japanese emperor on his visits to the capital.

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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.