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....
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....
One country's independence led to some peculiar postage.
The absolute last stop in the Americas before continuing on toward Antarctica.
AWA visted hereA harbor possibly holding buried treasure.
AWA visted hereLocated 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.
AWA visted hereProcessing post for over two centuries, the Hinsdale Post Office has so much more to offer than your average stamp-seller.
AWA visted hereA 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 hereThis bright red post office holds more than your typical letter.
One of the most photographed Post Office buildings in the United States, it's only been around for a little over 30 years!
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.
The post office was unfortunately excluded from the pigeon post—a service once relied upon in more remote areas of Australia.
The invention of the letter slot dates back to 1840s England, but wasn't patented until 1892 by George Becket of Providence, Rhode Island.
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.
The post office for the tiny town of Wrangell, Alaska features an epic mural installed in 1944.
These mailboxes are situated on a small island in Lake Huron, Michigan that is home to only 50 people.
This local history museum was once a jewelry store, a post office, and even a beauty salon.
These multi-colored mailboxes are representative of the CTT, an institution with centuries-old origins.
This Viennese bank remains one of architect Otto Wagner's greatest functionalist masterpieces.
This post office in the heart of the French district represents a time of major change in Cambodia.
Once a secret military base, this port is now one of the most visited tourist sites in Antarctica.
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