Signs

Paris, France

Gentilly Station

One of 257 stations on the Réseau Express Régional rail, the Gentilly Station is located in one of three small departments that surround Paris, known as Petite Couronne.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

AirTrain

While this monorail has only been in operation for 24 years, it serves America's oldest airfield, the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

Kerhonkson, New York, United States

The Starlite Motel

This sixties style boutique motel from the Catskills of New York outfits each room with custom organic bath products and local artwork in a Miami art deco atmosphere.

AWA visted here

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Frankfurt, Germany

Westend Underground Station

This subway station in Frankfurt, Germany functioned as a replacement for horse-drawn trams that once ran on the streets above it.

Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada

Kinsmen Scout Hall

This chapter of Kinsmen remains active with 26 members meeting every other week from September to June at the Scout Hall.

Toledo, Spain

Antiguedades Linares

This antique shop in Toledo, Spain has been in operation for over a century, making it the oldest antique enterprise in the country.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Avondale Bowl

Original pin setters, wood lanes, and paper score cards give this restored bowling alley an authentically retro feel.

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Saltburn Cliff Tramway

This small lift operates with two 12-person cars that run on parallel railway tracks, and operate using an unusual system of water and pumps.

Strasbourg, France

Club Vosgien

This hiking club makes and maintains trails in France's Vosges Mountain range.

Milan, Italy

Turati Station

This Milan Metro station was conceived and built to accommodate crowds for the 1990 Football World Cup.

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Fargo Theatre

This Art Deco icon of downtown Fargo, North Dakota opened in 1926.

Napier, New Zealand

National Tobacco Company

Art Deco meets Art Noveau meets native New Zealand style in this former tobacco tycoon's headquarters.

Berlin, Germany

Babylon

The Babylon cinema in the Mitte neighborhood of Berlin was awarded the "German Award for Monument Protection" after its reconstruction in 2002.

New York, New York, United States

Stonewall Inn

This beloved bar in New York City is recognized as the birthplace of the LGBT+ civil rights movement in the U.S.

Mobile, Alabama, United States

WMOB

This demure pink broadcasting station has housed Alabama's "Christian voice" radio broadcast command since 1984.

Los Angeles, California, United States

United Artists Theater

This 13-story, LA-based theater built to showcase films from the United Artists studio also once held the largest private collection of Bibles.

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Heber City, Utah, United States

Holiday Lanes

This 60s-era bowling alley is just a stone's throw from Park City, Utah, home to the Sundance Film Festival, making it a favorite hangout spot of former movie stars.

Alba Iulia, Romania

Alba Iulia Main Bus Station

This bus station in Romania is a great example of the type of influence Socialist Modernism had on architecture throughout the 1970s.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Griffith Observatory

This observatory's commitment to free public education has made it the most visited observatory in the world, averaging 1.5 million tourists per year.

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New York, New York, United States

Joyce Theater

Joyce honors the patronage of New Yorkers, as well as their appreciation of art with a twist.

AWA visted here

Sossusvlei, Namibia

Hidden Vlei

This seemingly desolate clay pan in the Namib Desert exhibits beautiful orange hues across its towering dunes.

Versailles, France

Gare de Versailles-Chantiers

An Art Deco entrance above a row of bright blue swinging turnstiles has welcomed passengers arriving to Versailles-Chantiers in France since 1932.

Willaston, United Kingdom

Hadlow Road Railway Station

Once a bustling railway station, this structure in Cheshire, England is now a visitor center in Wirral Country Park.

Milan, Italy

Teatro Franco Parenti

This venue for experimental and independent theater works has premiered performances that have come to define the country's cultural history.

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Modena, Italy

Maserati A6

This Maserati, the A6, is one of 52 ever made in this style. 48 of these sports cars are open spyders, while the remaining four are built with the berlinetta body type.

Somerset, United Kingdom

Frome Railway Station

This mid-19th century British train station played a fateful role in modern literature.

Paris, France

FDR Metro Station

This Paris Metro station had its name changed to that of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt following World War II in recognition of the allied effort to liberate France.

Moczarne, Poland

Wielka Rawka

This peak, the highest of the Western Bieszczady Mountains, is less than a 30-minute walk from the tripoint of Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Advance Wood Shop

This wood shop is a third-generation family business founded in 1947 in Los Angeles, California.

New York, New York, United States

Gramercy Typewriter Co.

Clicking into a begone era.

AWA visted here

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol Temple Meads

This train station, the oldest and largest in Bristol, England, was the first station designed by Industrial Revolution engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Midigama, Sri Lanka

Coastal Line Railway Station

This coastal railway line in Sri Lanka still runs on diesel power, but is due for an electrical upgrade in the near future.

South Bruny, Tasmania, Australia

Cape Bruny Lighthouse

The second oldest extant lighthouse tower in Australia has been continuously manned for 158 years.

New Delhi, India

Indian Railways

India's state-owned railway is the fourth-largest in the world, serving 22 million passengers every day.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Fenway Park

This box office window sells tickets to games at the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and home of the "Green Monster".