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Istanbul, Turkey
Egyptian Bazaar
Turkish wordplay turned this 1664 spice market into the 'Corn Bazaar'.
From the CommunityInteriors
Who doesn't love an immaculately designed interior? It's where we spend most of our waking hours, at least for many of us. This collection represents the best of the best when you need a little inspiration for your own inside spaces.
Paris, France
Piscine de la Butte-aux-Cailles
A geothermal spring 580 meters below Paris feeds a year-round outdoor pool heated to 28°C.
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Rapallo, Italy
Excelsior Palace Hotel
Italy's first casino hotel secretly hosted three world-altering treaties between champagne service and celebrity sightings.
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Tynemouth, United Kingdom
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigrade Museum
The world's first volunteer coastal rescue squad was born from tragedy and still answers emergency calls today.
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Skopje, North Macedonia
Matka Exhibition Center
Handle 80-year-old dials in a control room frozen in time when the new plant opened next door.
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Budapest, Hungary
St. Stephens Hall
Destroyed in WWII, Budapest's St. Stephen's Hall lay dormant for 76 years before its 600-piece Zsolnay fireplace rose again.
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Newquay, United Kingdom
SeaSpace
Newquay's newest hotel sits between Britain's surf heritage and its humpback whale comeback- swim, spot whales, repeat.
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Kathmandu, Nepal
Durbar Square
Three rival Malla kings turned sibling rivalry into an architectural competition that lasted 300 years and produced 150+ temples.
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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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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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London, United Kingdom
Two Temple Place
The wealthiest man in the world's ode to literature.
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Detroit, Michigan, United States
Guardian Building
The most colorful building in Detroit.
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Vienna, Austria
Schönbrunn Palace
Today, regardless of rank, all members of the public can cool down while surveying the entirety of the empress’s verdant spool.
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Santos, Brazil
Palácio José Bonifácio
Explore the stately home of Santos’ city hall, honoring José Bonifácio—founding father, geologist, poet, and independence hero.
Basel, Switzerland
Kunstmuseum Basel
Easel-y one of the most precious gems of the city’s art space.
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Munich, Germany
Bavarian National Theatre
Honoring the past and embracing the future.
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Office of Collecting and Design
Collecting everything but dust.
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San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute
Home to the oldest continuously operating chess club in the US.
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London, United Kingdom
Raffles London at The OWO
You can wonder the same halls as Winston Churchill.
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Ralph Bunche Elementary School
This elementary school is named for Ralph Bunche, the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Leipzig, Germany
St. Nicholas Church
The church remains a testament to courage and hope in the face of oppression.
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London, United Kingdom
Kenwood House
This former stately home, in Hampstead, London has been owned by a series of Earls and a member of the Guinness family, is now open to the public.
London, United Kingdom
The Connaught Bar
Enjoy a long list of libations at what was voted the world's greatest bar.
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London, United Kingdom
The Mildmay Club
One of the last "Working Men's Clubs" in London, Mildmay is a testament to Community and belonging.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion
Serving as the governor of Colorado’s residence since the 1960s, this luxurious abode was first built for rail magnate Walter Cheesman.
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Florence, Italy
Teatro Niccolini
One of the oldest modern playhouses in Europe, this theater is a portal back into when one of the most important European families ruled the region.
Yosemite Valley, California, United States
The Ahwahnee Hotel
Built to attract America's elite to Yosemite National Park, this hotel served as the inspiration for the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining."
Sils im Engadin/Segl, Switzerland
Hotel Waldhaus
Step inside this Swiss wonderland, where five generations have kept the alluring architecture as consistent as the homely hospitality.
Vichy, France
Hall des Sources
Water with some healing powers, although chugging one’s water is not recommended.
San Francisco, California, United States
Olympic Club
A club that's earned the title "Olympic" with some medal-winning members.
Montreal, Canada
Notre-Dame Basilica
Not only was Notre-Dame the largest place of worship in North America for a half-decade (before New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral), it is perhaps (still) the most impressive church on the continent.
San Jose, Costa Rica
National Theatre of Costa Rica
A theatre built by the coffee bean.
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