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Lake Ashi, Japan

Hakone Sightseeing Cruise

A colorful view from inside a pirate ship on a sightseeing tour on the beautiful Lake Ashi in Japan.

Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberger Bergbahn

This German cable train system dates back well over a century, and was running on electric power as early as 1907.

Stuttgart, Germany

Messe Stuttgart

This trade show center is one of the largest in Germany, and is "branded" with the second largest logo in the world.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat

Seam-Si is a divination method that dates to the twelfth century, making it one of the world’s oldest styles of fortune-telling.

Salzburg, Austria

Pinzgauer Lokalbahn

A narrow-gauge Austrian railway that transports visitors through the Salzach valley from the lake to the mountains.

Kerala, India

Vizhinjam Old Portuguese Church

This colorful Catholic church supposedly got its start when a basket containing a statue of the Virgin Mary washed ashore.

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

Leigh-on-Sea

This "Old Town" historic fishing village in Essex is highly regarded by many as being one of the best and happiest places to live in the UK.

Modena, Italy

Maserati A6

This Maserati, the A6, is one of 52 ever made in this style. 48 of these sports cars are open spyders, while the remaining four are built with the berlinetta body type.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Post Danmark

These red mailboxes are a standard drop off location for post in Denmark. With a postal service dating back to the mid-1600s it is still regarded as one of the best in the European Union.

Tokyo, Japan

Kabuki-za Theatre

This theatre, evoking Baroque-Japanese revivalist style and pre-Edo period design, is devoted to the art of Kabuki, staging performances that can last an entire day.

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Vienna, Austria

Schonbrunn Palace

This 1,441-room Baroque palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historical monuments in Austria.

Saigon, Vietnam

Reunification Palace Bunker

This 1960s bunker was built in the residence of South Vietnam's president following an attempted assassination at the hands of his own air force.

London, United Kingdom

Wallace Collection

This unparalleled personal art collection opened to the public in London with one condition - that no object should ever leave, even on loan.

New York, New York, United States

Gramercy Typewriter Co.

Clicking into a begone era.

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Barcelona, Spain

Palau de la Musica Catalana

This ornate concert hall is the only one in Europe that is lit entirely by natural light during the day.

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Price Tower

This eclectic copper tower designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was meant to stand in New York City, but the Great Depression resulted in it being built in the humble town of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Rimini, Italy

Cinema Fulgor

The screens in this cinema aren't numbered. Instead, they're named after planets.

Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Bradford Tree of Life Synagogue

The Tree of Life Synagogue is the second oldest surviving Reform synagogue in the UK, and is still a place of worship for the Jewish residents of Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Athens, Greece

Olympiacos F.C.

These red chairs are usually filled with many fans in the largest football stadium in Greece.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Fenway Park

This box office window sells tickets to games at the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and home of the "Green Monster".

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Naples, Italy

Teatro di San Carlo

Resiliency is a strong motif in this opera theater, which is recognized as the oldest continuously active venue for public opera in the world.

Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada

Saint Benedict Abbey

Founded in 1912 and raised to the rank of Abbey in 1952, this place of meditation in Quebec, Canada is best known for the architects who designed it.

Skansen, Sweden

Skansens Bergbana

This funicular railway was the first in Sweden, and is now located within an open-air museum and zoo.

Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Opened in 2007, this high speed rail system connected 90% of Taiwan's population.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Main Line Railway

This is the first rail line in Sri Lanka, originally built to transport tea & coffee.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv Metro

The Kyiv Metro is the backbone of Ukrainian public transport. First proposed in 1884, it was seventy-five years before its first five rapid-transit stations opened.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

British Antarctic Survey

Scientists from this research organization were the first to discover the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica.

Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Sunbeam Alpine IV

This two-seater coupe was James Bond's official car in the 1962 film, "Dr. No." Bond uses the vehicle while in Kingston, Jamaica on assignment.

Potsdam, Germany

Dampfmaschinenhaus

Resembling a Turkish mosque, this pumping station houses a masterpiece of mechanical engineering.

Moscow, Russia

State Historical Museum

This state-sponsored history museum in Moscow's Red Square features over 4.5 million artifacts.

San Francisco, California, United States

Fire Alarm Box

This antique firebox is one of 2,040 in San Francisco that are still relied upon for emergency notifications when cell tower connections are lost.

San Jose, Costa Rica

Central Market

This market in Costa Rica's largest city is one of the oldest buildings in the capital, dating back to 1880.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

This sculpture museum in Copenhagen grew out of the private collection of the son of the founder of Carlsburg beer.

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Hellnar, Iceland

Hellnar Church

Despite its remote location, locals continue to gather here each Sunday, a testament to the community’s enduring spirit.

Potsdam, Germany

Schloss Sanssouci

This summer palace of Frederick the Great is considered by some to be the German Versailles