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Rhodes, Greece
Elli Beach Diving Platform
What looks easy from the shore is a 25-foot leap of faith.
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Cetinje, Montenegro
Blue Palace
A royal residence with a picture-perfect security detail.
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Misurina, Italy
Pio XII Institute
A king's tears and a girl's desire: The mythical origins of Lake Misurina and the healing history of Istituto Pio XII.
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Paris, France
Le Consulat
A Parisian café with a storied past, Le Consulat is where legends once sipped coffee and found inspiration.
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Stockholm, Sweden
Qvarnen Tre Kronor
The story of Sweden's crown jewel of milling.
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Zermatt, Switzerland
Gornergrat Chapel
The only chapel where you can pray, pose, and pant from the climb.
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
Paul’s Daughter
At Coney Island, it might be the giant burger and soda atop Paul’s Daughter—not the lighthouse—that steal the spotlight.
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Vatican City, Vatican City
Vatican City
The world's smallest army protecting the world’s smallest sovereign state.
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Seaford, England, United Kingdom
Seaford Beach
Locals once lured ships to their doom with false lights. These days they lure tourists with beach huts.
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London, United Kingdom
Donovan Bros
What do Naomi Campbell, rock band Wet Wet Wet, and Jack the Ripper have in common?
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Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, United States
Grand Canyon Airlines
This airline offers more than just flights—it offers a perspective shift.
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Morro Bay, California, United States
Former Antique Store, Morro Bay
Looks like this building packed its bags in the 1940s and never quite disembarked.
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Surrey, England, United Kingdom
West Horsley Place
Where history, heads, and ghosts come together for a spine-tingling story...
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Mimika Regency, Indonesia
Grasberg Mine
The location of this cable car is a gold mine — literally!
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Apache Junction, Arizona, United States
Superstition Mountain/Lost Dutchman Museum
Graceland may preserve the life of The King, but AZ's Elvis Memorial Chapel memorializes his only dramatic film role!
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Budapest, Hungary
The Hungarian State Opera House
More-beautiful but smaller-than-the-Viennese Opera.
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Trentino, Italy
Hotel Europa
What do a northern Italian café and a Chili’s have in common?
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New York, New York, United States
Explorers Club
The Explorers Club has been a launchpad for history-making adventurers.
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Queen’s Lane Coffee House
Pouring cups since 1654, Queen’s Lane Coffee House claims the crown as Europe’s oldest continually serving coffeehouse—fueling debates, theories, and centuries of caffeine-fueled conversations.
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Oxford, United Kingdom
The Grand Café
The Grand Café claims to be England’s oldest coffeehouse, dating back to 1651—though its colorful past as a hotel, grocer, and teddy bear company might give the rival café across the street grounds for debate.
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Oxford and Cambridge, United Kingdom
Punting Boats
Punting: The quintessential Oxbridge pastime.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Fitzbillies
Fitzbillies has been serving up its famous sticky Chelsea buns since 1920—surviving wars, fires, and closures to remain a Cambridge icon.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
King’s College
Don’t expect to picnic on these pristine lawns—those are strictly for Fellows!
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Keble College
Keble College broke Oxford’s stone tradition with bold bricks—and sparked a secret society, “Destroy Keble,” bent on tearing it down.
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Aarhus, Denmark
Church of our Lady
One can visit for weekly mass, or, for the less ecclesiastically inclined, you could have a go at your own game of biblical bingo.
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Brighton, United Kingdom
Hair Dryers
If you’re craving a more old-fashioned hairhelmeting experience, say no more!
Reykjavik, Iceland
Þúfa
If you are able to reach the top, prepare to feel like the king or queen of the hill…but maybe a little bit queasy.
New York, New York, United States
Bridge Apartment Towers
Four nearly identical towers sit atop one of the United States' busiest roadways at the approach of the George Washington Bridge in NYC.
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Bernese Alps, Switzerland
Jungfrau Railway
The highest railway in Europe, Jungfrau Railway has five operational stations to allow for anyone to experience the height- and the cows.
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Fribourg, Switzerland
Fribourg Funicular
This nostalgic mode of transportation has been running since 1899 with no exhaust fumes (it’s powered by wastewater!)
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