Interiors

Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Bradford Tree of Life Synagogue

The Tree of Life Synagogue is the second oldest surviving Reform synagogue in the UK, and is still a place of worship for the Jewish residents of Bradford, West Yorkshire.

West Bromwich, United Kingdom

Town Hall

The Hall's Grand Organ is one of twelve organs built specifically for town halls in England.

Vienna, Austria

Kunsthistorisches Museum

The "first" art catalogue and theft in Vienna's largest Art Museum. Two anecdotal tales of the Habsburg Empire's fascination with the Arts encapsulate the countless stories to be shared about Vienna's bedazzling institution.

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Moritzburg, Saxony, Germany

Schloss Moritzburg

This German castle contains the most valuable collection of hunting trophies in Europe and possibly the world.

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Newport, Rhode Island, United States

The Breakers

This bedroom in the Vanderbilt mansion The Breakers belonged to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who grew up to be a prominent sculptor and founder of The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Athletic Club

This athletic and social club, the first of its kind in Los Angeles, provided the training for 97 total Olympic medalists, and 47 gold medal winners.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

This sculpture museum in Copenhagen grew out of the private collection of the son of the founder of Carlsburg beer.

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Oslo, Norway

Nasjonalgalleriet

Scheduled to open in 2021, this Oslo museum will become the largest in the Nordic countries with over 5,000 works on display in a 10,000m2 exhibition area.

Potsdam, Germany

Schloss Sanssouci

This summer palace of Frederick the Great is considered by some to be the German Versailles

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

This museum has over 40 galleries of art and artifacts, including the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.

Milan, Italy

Teatro alla Scala

Founded in 1778 and regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theaters in the world

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Isfahan, Iran

Shah Mosque

This Iranian Mosque is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture and featured on the reverse side of the 20,000 Rials banknote.

Kirkland, Ohio, United States

Holden Arboretum

An industrial visionary bequeathed his estate to build this arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. It is a memorial to the founder's daughter who passed away at the age of 12.

Kyiv, Ukraine

National Art Museum of Ukraine

This art museum in Ukraine was opened in 1904 and is dedicated to Ukrainian art and culture.

Brighton, United Kingdom

Brighton Dome

This concert venue has some skeletons in its closet. The Royal Pavilion Estate to which it belongs was found to be the burial site for a Quaker village.

Milan, Italy

Pinacoteca di Brera

One of the first and most important museums in Milan, housing over 400 works from the 14th to the 20th century by master painters.

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Budapest, Hungary

Petőfi Literary Museum

Named after Hungary's national poet, this museum aims to collect and preserve records of Hungarian literature.

Adirondack Park, New York, United States

Adirondack Park

Nearly destroyed by the logging industry, this mountainous region of New York state is now a thriving recreation area.

New York, New York, United States

Tender Buttons

Not just a store, this veritable museum and treasure chest of buttons served an eclectic clientele from 1964-2019.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Johnson Museum

Famed architect, I.M. Pei, designed this art museum on the main campus of Cornell University.

Versailles, France

The Queen’s Theatre

This theater was built for Queen Marie Antoinette's personal leisure in the park surrounding the Palace of Versailles.

Munich, Germany

Munich Residenz

This German royal palace was built prepared for conflict. The resident monarchs asked that it be designed such that the palace was difficult to attack yet easy to escape.

Berlin, Germany

Autobahnuberbauung Schlangenbader Strasse

This apartment complex may have been Berlin mayor Richard von Weizsäcker's favorite, but it is an award-winning historical site sitting on top of the Autobahn.

Tangier, Morocco

Cinematheque de Tangier

This independent Moroccan theater is dedicated to film culture and housed in a slightly crumbly 1930s cinema.

Edinburgh, Scotland

National Portrait Gallery

This grand, Neo Gothic building housed thousands of portraits of Scots.

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York, United Kingdom

National Railway Museum

This railway museum in York, U.K. displays hundreds of locomotives from every era of British public transportation.

Prague, Czech Republic

Czech Museum of Music

This Czech museum was once a convent. It has been converted to house the historical music collection of Prague.

Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States

The Woods

Located on the charming Island of Mackinac, this restaurant is home to the oldest operating Duckpin bowling lane in the United States.

Dublin, Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland

Gailearai Naisiunta na heireann, Founded in 1854, houses the national collection of Irish and European art.

St. Petersburg, Russia

Moika Palace

Famous as the site of the assassination of Grigory Rasputin, this Russian palace is one of few aristocratic homes in St. Petersburg to have retained much of its interior decor.

Istanbul, Turkey

Salt Institution

This Turkish cultural institution resides in what was once the state bank of the Ottoman Empire.

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New York, New York, United States

The Campbell

This office-turned-bar is a luxurious lounge spot in the otherwise bustling Grand Central Terminal. It once had the largest ground floor space of any room in Manhattan.

Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy

Villa Melzi d’Eril

Decorated by some of the most famous artists of their time, this Italian villa with sprawling gardens was the home to the Duke of Lodi.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ganz Hall

Accidentally built as an afterthought, this hall is the product of famed designers and architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright, who worked as an apprentice.

Berlin, Germany

Konzerthaus Berlin

This historically-restored German concert hall, one of three within the structure, is home to one of Europe's most renowned orchestras.