Signs

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 famous organ of the Babylon cinema in Berlin was single-handedly saved by a 75-year-old engineer.

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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

Beneath its sweet pink stripes, Alba Iulia's bus station reminds us that this is a town built on bringing people together—so say hello, or bună ziua, to your neighbor.

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".

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Portofino, Italy

Yacht Club Italiano

This Italian Yacht Club was the first club of its kind on the entire Mediterranean Sea.

Murun, Mongolia

Murun Airport

This Mongolian airport was the first in the country, opened in 1956.

Cordoba, Spain

Teatro Góngora

Reopened in 2011, this theater continues to be one of the few examples of architectural rationalism and a cultural centerpiece of Córdoba, Spain.

San Jose, Costa Rica

Central Market

This market in Costa Rica's largest city is one of the oldest buildings in the capital, dating back to 1880.

Berlin, Germany

Ernst-Reuter-Platz

This train station sits underneath Berlin's famous street, Straße des 17. Juni, birthplace of the East German uprising and host of the largest party in the world.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Marrakesh Railway Station

This Moroccan railway connection was constructed during the French protectorate era when French military occupied the region.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Urquiza Line

Originally named "Tramway Rural," this railway opened by two brothers in 1888 with horse-drawn cars, but converted to electric power in 1908.

Skagen, Denmark

Sandormen

Sandormen is a tractor-pulled vehicle service that brings tourists to the tip of Grenen, Denmark's northernmost point in order to collect their famous pebbles.

Berlin, Germany

Kurfurstenstrasse Station

This U-Bahn station felt firsthand the impact of Germany's post-World War II divide. Located in one of the boroughs separated by the Berlin Wall, it was closed until 1989.

Kyiv, Ukraine

National Art Museum of Ukraine

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