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Isle Au Haut, Maine, United States
Isle Au Haut Post Office
Only after a three-hour drive from Portland and a six-mile boat ride will a visitor step foot on Isle Au Haut’s shores....
Snail Mail
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What's better than to open the mailbox and find honest-to-goodness personalized greetings? No junk or spam here, just the structures and systems that work together in service of delivering the mail, by hand, around the whole wide world.
P.S. We love mail so much that we made a Book of Postcards!
What's better than to open the mailbox and find honest-to-goodness personalized greetings? No junk or spam here, just the structures and systems that work together in service of delivering the mail, by hand, around the whole wide world.
P.S. We love mail so much that we made a Book of Postcards!
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Al Mussala Post Office
One country's independence led to some peculiar postage.
Ushuaia, Argentina
Post Office at the End of the World
In the heart of Tierra del Fuego National Park, at the southernmost tip of Argentina, sits the “Post Office at the End of the World."
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Tobermory, Isle of Mull, United Kingdom
Tobermory
A harbor possibly holding buried treasure.
AWA visted here
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Washington, D.C., United States
Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
Located next to Union Station in the capital of the United States, this museum is dedicated to all “philatists”, or as some might know them, the studiers of stamps.
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Hinsdale, New Hampshire, United States
Hinsdale Post Office
Processing post for over two centuries, the Hinsdale Post Office has so much more to offer than your average stamp-seller.
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Washington DC, United States
Georgetown Custom House and Post Office
A tale of how a post office became the battleground in a town’s fight for its very existence in the United States' earliest days.
AWA visted here
Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand
“The Last Post Office”
This bright red post office holds more than your typical letter.
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States
Seaside Post Office
One of the most photographed Post Office buildings in the United States, it's only been around for a little over 30 years!
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Gloucester, United Kingdom
Gloucester Services
Unlike the standard chains one often sees on a long car journey, these service areas sell artisanal food and feel a bit different than your average stop.
Tasmania, Australia
North Hobart Post Office
The Australia Post, in its 200 years of operation contains a large property portfolio, which includes 73 Heritage buildings that had to meet specific criteria to be on the Commonwealth Heritage List, and North Hobart Post Office qualified.
London, United Kingdom
Letter Slot
The invention of the letter slot dates back to 1840s England, but wasn't patented until 1892 by George Becket of Providence, Rhode Island.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Post Danmark
These red mailboxes are a standard drop off location for post in Denmark. With a postal service dating back to the mid-1600s it is still regarded as one of the best in the European Union.
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
Post Office
The post office for the tiny town of Wrangell, Alaska features an epic mural installed in 1944.
Mackinac County, Michigan, United States
Bois Blanc Island
These mailboxes are situated on a small island in Lake Huron, Michigan that is home to only 50 people.
Grand Marais, Michigan, United States
Old Post Office Museum
This local history museum was once a jewelry store, a post office, and even a beauty salon.
Lisbon, Portugal
Correios de Portugal
These multi-colored mailboxes are representative of the CTT, an institution with centuries-old origins.
Vienna, Austria
Austrian Postal Savings Bank
This Viennese bank remains one of architect Otto Wagner's greatest functionalist masterpieces.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon Central Post Office
For 27 years at 50 per note, Duong Van Ngo has written letters for those who cannot at this photogenic post office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Central Post Office
This post office in the heart of the French district represents a time of major change in Cambodia.
Goudier Island, Antarctica
Port Lockroy
Once a secret military base, this port is now one of the most visited tourist sites in Antarctica.