Once used as housing for Singaporean police forces and utilized as a jail, the building has gotten a bright multi-colored makeover and now serves for senses rather than serving up sentences.
AWA visted here
A symbol not only of Paris but all of France, this iconic cathedral suffered a tragic fire in 2019 that destroyed its roof and main spire, but left much of the interior intact.
Located on Nantucket Island, this was one of the first lighthouses in the United States to receive a powerful Fresnel lens.
This Icelandic church's cemetery plays a major role in a popular Icelandic ghost story.
Old Sturbridge Village is a re-creation of a typical early nineteenth-century rural New England town, complete with a 200-acre historic working farm.
This retro-looking interior is found within the second-largest operating hotel in North Korea that has two cinemas and a casino in the basement.
An "architectural masterpiece" in Germany and home to "the most beautiful casino in the world"
This nature reserve contains 300 endangered species and the ruins of a 16th century castle.
This lighthouse-designed ticket booth offers cruise tickets for those interested in pursuing a search for Finback, Humpback, and rare Right Whales.
This traditional coffee house has been serving the people of Budapest for over 150 years
This university auditorium was designed as a "noble monument" to art and music, but the design is plagued by infamous acoustical problems.
The Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse in the Algarve, Portugal, is built on the ruins of a hermitage and boasts many beautiful grottos that can be visited by boat.
This grand hotel in southern France sits on a seaside port with a storied history including the wedding of King Louis XIV and princess Maria Teresa.
This historic organization oversees and protects several multi-use piers in the San Francisco Bay area.
Named after a 12th century castle and formally owned by a knight, this historic English village boasts remnants of medieval times.
The Buffalo Lighthouse on Lake Michigan has a sordid history of shoddy construction, which made it inoperable and the center of political favors.
One of only four in the world, this German diving gondola takes visitors underwater for a unique perspective of the Baltic Sea.
Though one of Asia's largest airports, this airport was built in a record-breaking 6 years
AWA visted here
This Irish museum's collections include dairy paraphernalia, including a container of thousand year old medieval bog butter.
From the CommunityBuilt for a French cellist, this unique chateau presents a dazzling mix of architectural styles.
This building is the entrance for a funicular that climbs Mt. Washington, affording a view of Pittsburgh's "Golden Triangle".
This famed Japanese ramen franchise started as a single stall that required a membership to be seated.
This historic hotel in the center of Florence is housed in two Renaissance palaces dating back to the 13th century.
This World Heritage site in Poland once held the world's largest pipe organ.
Two Harbor Lights in the Netherlands use separate signaling colors: one red and white and the other green and white, according to its Lighthouse Authorities designation.
This pool was added to this Zanzibarian hotel in the 21st century, but the original structure dates back several centuries.
This Turkish Bath dates back to the late 19th century and is the most well preserved bath of its kind in the United Kingdom.
This Chicago Fire station, built in 1904, was inspired by medieval castles and is still in use today.
This eye-catching booth is just a small example exhibited at the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum: a collection of 80 historic buildings from across Finland.
Still functioning despite appearances, this lighthouse is the only structure left on a formerly busy island in the Caribbean Sea.
From the CommunityThis Otto Wagner-designed former station of the Viennese Stadtbahn was saved from demolition by public outcry.
This German hunting lodge turned public museum was once the lavish hobby house of avid falconer, Clemens August of Bavaria.
Remote-controlled lighthouse "at the end of the world" was built on an island off of Southern Argentina.
This unique German building dates to the 15th century, and has been a dance hall, theater, granary, and marketplace.
This 690-room superstructure was built in the late 19th century to house Romania's legal courts following the ratification of their first constitution that was free from foreign influence.
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