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Jaipur, India
The Leela Palace Jaipur
Opened in 2021, its dining room holds 350,000 hand-cut mirrors and a marble fountain copied from Shah Jahan's Red Fort.
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Rajasthan, India
Chand Baori
Built in the 8th century, this stepwell drops 13 stories and stays five degrees cooler at the bottom than the surface.
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Agra, India
Itmad-ud-Daula
Nur Jahan built this marble tomb for her father in 1622. Shah Jahan studied it before designing the Taj Mahal.
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Agra, India
Ganeshi Lall Emporium
Founded in 1845, this Agra emporium houses a jeweled carpet that took one craftsman 9.5 years to finish.
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Agra, India
Mehtab Bagh
Built a century before the Taj, this garden turned to sand, then archaeologists dug for a mythical Black Taj that never existed.
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Geneva, Switzerland
Bijouterie CD I Love You
A jewelry store in Geneva’s neighborhood where love is the local specialty.
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Valletta, Malta
Saluting Battery
Malta's Saluting Battery has served as its most historic alarm clock since the 16th century!
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Echternach, Luxembourg
Abbey of Echternach
Each Whit Tuesday, Echternach revives its centuries-old dancing procession: a handkerchief-linked, brass-band swirl of faith and footwork that even Saint Willibrord would jump back in line for.
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
The Quion Hotel
The Quoin turns a onetime 1885 bank—vaults, corners, coins and all—into Wilmington’s most charming boutique stay, complete with its first-ever rooftop bar.
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Winterthur Museum & Gardens
This 175-room “American palace” is equipped with wild gardens, 90,000 art pieces, and a history grand enough to once include a prize-winning dairy herd.
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Public Library
How a French ventriloquist sparked the the idea for the first official library in the USA.
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Gran Canaria, Spain
Las Palmas Gospel Church
In the 1960s, South Korean fishermen settled on Spain’s Gran Canaria, creating the only Koreatown in Spain and a true island melting pot!
Château-d'Œx, Switzerland
Festival International de Ballons
Every year for over 40 years, the famously cold Swiss Alps are warmed by community, colors, and hot air (the good kind)...
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Cedar Grove, Tennessee, United States
101 Travel Stop
This Tenneesee travel stop's first digits are the only ten we see...
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
Metropolitan Fish Market
Old-school. Cash-only. Preferably quarters.
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Haworth, United Kingdom
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR)
This picture-perfect railway has been brought back to life!
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Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel Luxor
Where the Nile meets nostalgia — the Winter Palace in Luxor has welcomed explorers, writers, and kings since 1886.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen University Library
A quiet masterpiece of red brick and iron, Copenhagen’s University Library has been keeping knowledge alive.
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Sydney, Australia
Hornby Lighthouse
Built in 1858 after two devastating shipwrecks, Hornby Lighthouse still stands at the edge of South Head..
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Venice, Italy
St. Mark’s Campanile
One of the world's most copied structures is, itself, a copy.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
M. Trock Building
We could go for a cream soda right about now.
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Oaks Park Roller Skating Rink
Roller skating to the sound of a live pipe organ? Only in Portland.
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Kampar, Malaysia
Bandar Agacia
Once a pastel Disney-inspired township with cafés, themed streets, and dreams of a Cinderella castle didn't quite see a fairytale ending (yet!).
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Gold Bar, Washington, United States
Espresso Chalet
Perched along Washington’s Highway 2, this spot has been serving coffee with a side of folklore for more than 30 years.
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Kralendijk, Netherlands
The Harbour Village Lighthouse
Though its home is on the same island as Fort Oranje, this distinctly yellow lighthouse has a colorful history, and even more colorful neighbors.
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Porto, Portugal
Club Fluvial Portuense
Club Fluvial Portuense, founded in 1876, remains a living hub of rowing, swimming, and community on the Douro—more working river club than monument.
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London, United Kingdom
Piccadilly Circus Station
Piccadilly Circus Station, built in 1906 and reshaped underground by Charles Holden, remains the true heart of the square—moving millions quietly beneath the neon above.
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Basel, Switzerland
St. Johann Capelle
St. Johann Chapel in Basel, plain and modest beside the grand Minster, endures through centuries of shifting use—once a fruit storehouse, now a quiet space for small services.
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Cornwall, United Kingdom
Escalls Chapel
Escalls Chapel, a stone church near Land’s End, is now best known for its surfboard cross: a seaside landmark blending faith and beach culture.
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Taipei City, Taiwan
National Palace Museum
Taipei’s National Palace Museum, once exiled from Beijing, holds 700,000 imperial treasures including the famed Jadeite Cabbage and Meat-shaped Stone!
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Yermo, California, United States
Calico Ghost Town
Calico, a silver boomtown turned ghost town, survives as a blend of ruins, restorations, and legend, now preserved as a desert park.
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San Diego, California, United States
Liberty Station
Liberty Station, once a rigid Naval Training Center, is now a dependable cultural hub where San Diegans gather for art, food, and community.
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Bucharest, Romania
Ateneo Rumeno
Ateneo Rumeno (The Romanian Athenaeum) is both music hall and time capsule, a space that preserves memory as carefully as sound.
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Cannes, France
La Plage Nespresso
In Cannes, every shot is perfected—whether it’s framed on film or pulled from the espresso machine.
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