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Look closer. Often overlooked and under-appreciated, we turn our attention to the small details that make a big impact. Magnifying glass optional.
Look closer. Often overlooked and under-appreciated, we turn our attention to the small details that make a big impact. Magnifying glass optional.
Washington DC, United States
Georgetown Custom House and Post Office
Today, we’ll tell you the tale of how a post office became the battleground in a town’s fight for its very existence in the United States' earliest days.
Lone Tree, Colorado, United States
Lone Tree Arts Center
When this Denver suburb voted to build a gleaming arts center all its own, the whole town was on the edge of its seat to see whether it would be a smash hit… or a total flop.
Los Angeles, California, United States
The Harlan Residences
Golden Age of Hollywood apartments that once housed a speakeasy.
New Albany, Ohio, United States
Charles and Charleen Hinson Amphitheater
Coming from a long tradition of public outdoor performance spaces, This amphitheater rocks.
Havana, Cuba
Bacardi Building
Home to a grand design, this structure might make one go "batty" for Art Deco.
Porto, Portugal
Igreja do Carmo
Azulejo-adorned Baroque church in Porto is home to a "hidden" next-door neighbor.
Wiscasset, Maine, United States
Castle Tucker
A complete Victorian home, preserved on accident.
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Institute of Music
Like the best compositions, this conservatory's story began with the humility of a single note, then built and built until something truly beautiful was born…
Palermo, Italy
Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita
For years, the works of a master artist were known to only those who could enter this important prayer room.
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Medina, Saudi Arabia
Dhu al-Hulayfah Mosque
This mosque is believed to be the location where Muhammed prepared for his peaceful pilgrimage to Mecca.
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Mimi Ohio Theatre
A downtown theater resurrected by a determined group of individuals.
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Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
Heublein Tower
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Queens’ College
Owing its name to two Queens, this hall is located in one of the oldest colleges at Cambridge University.
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
State Theater New Jersey
Change before you have to, they say. For this historic theater? Lesson learned.
Venice, Italy
Teatro La Fenice
Venice's "The Phoenix" Theater has literally burned and risen from the ashes - multiple times.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Old Town Hall
Three townhouses and a palace were combined to create this town hall.
Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sulejmanija Mosque
This colorful mosque sits at the heart of the "City of Veziers"
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
The Elizabeth Hotel
A new hotel named after the Mother of Fort Collins...or is it Auntie?
Cañon City, Colorado, United States
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Once the world's highest suspension bridge. Don't look down.
Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States
Idaho Springs
Discover the mountain treasures of Idaho Springs, the birthplace of the Colorado Gold Rush and home of the first commercialized hot springs in America.
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and Courthouse
A painting removed for a routine cleaning disappeared for decades.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Historic Elitch Garden Theater
Step into this historic palace for the arts and discover a success story for the ages, starring one of the most incredible women in American history.
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Avalon Theater
The small, rugged town of Grand Junction was once no more than a pit stop along the train route between Denver and Salt Lake City. Then came the Avalon.
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Allen Theater
Built in 1921 as a movie house that can only be described as palatial.
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Tennessee Theatre
Though billed as Knoxville’s “Grand Entertainment Palace,” the Tennessee Theatre has never actually housed any royal residents.
San Diego, California, United States
Balboa Theater
Built in 1924, this storied theater was slated for demolition just three decades later.
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.
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Hanna Theatre
Not only did it survive the Great Depression, the Hanna would go on to become the preeminent theater in the region.
Rochester, Vermont, United States
Apple Hill Farm
Ezekiel was known for his “if we can grow it, we’ll grow it” attitude.