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Cape Town, South Africa
Muizenberg Beach Huts
Once changing boxes for Southern African family beach days, now survived a 2017 removal threat.
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Whitby, United Kingdom
Whitby Beach Huts
Victorian bathing machines were beach huts on wheels, hauled into the sea by horses to preserve your modesty while you slipped into the water.
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Tuineje, Spain
Ermita Protestante de Violante
A German widower built this 2.5-meter chapel on a Fuerteventura hilltop in 2011; inside, strangers leave wishes in a book.
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Glencoe, United Kingdom
Wee White House Glencoe
This Highland cottage's Ballachulish slate roof beat 75% odds: most of the locally-quarried material rusted through with holes.
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West Coast Region, New Zealand
Brewster Hut
At 1,460 metres in New Zealand's Southern Alps, this hut has no heating and a water tank that runs dry when you need it most.
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Superior, Arizona, United States
Superior Climbing Shack
A former copper mining town reinvents itself one climbing route at a time, with 1,000 sport climbs replacing underground shafts.
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Gold Bar, Washington, United States
Espresso Chalet
Perched along Washington’s Highway 2, this spot has been serving coffee with a side of folklore for more than 30 years.
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Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Northernmost
Ny-Ålesund, populated by a few dozen people, is the world’s northernmost permanent settlement.
Sisimiut and Ilulissat, Greenland
Greenland Airports
Flights to Greenland are rarely taken on a whim, so visitors are likely aware that they’ve signed up to arrive at the edge of the world.
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Okains Bay, New Zealand
Okains Bay Library
The best part about the Okains Bay heritage buildings is their foundation of community spirit, as they are run by locals who pour their hearts into preserving this slice of Kiwi history.
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Hokkaido, Japan
Niseko
Snow like a wig in the style of Oompa Loompas or George Washington, with cascading cotton-candy-esque curls.
Paris, France
Le Consulat
A Parisian café with a storied past, Le Consulat is where legends once sipped coffee and found inspiration.
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Seaford, England, United Kingdom
Seaford Beach
Locals once lured ships to their doom with false lights. These days they lure tourists with beach huts.
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Baja California Sur, Mexico
Roadside Shrine
Discover this colorful shrine that turns Baja California's highway into a heartfelt gallery of faith, art, and remembrance.
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Old Forge, New York, United States
Old Forge Dam – Fulton Chain of Lakes
A delightful dam building that connects a string of scenic lakes named after the inventor of the steamboat, Robert Fulton.
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Chincoteague, Virginia, United States
Captain Timothy Hill House
Where wild ponies roam and legends linger...
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Jincumbilly, New South Wales, Australia
Jincumbilly Station
No people, but plenty of platypuses...
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Twin Mountain, New Hampshire, United States
The Motel at Twin Mountain
A traditional family campground set against the backdrop of the visually stunning White Mountains.
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Noank, Connecticut, United States
Ford’s Lobster
Much like the menu, the story behind Ford’s Lobster is pretty clawsome, too.
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Borrego Springs, California, United States
Seley Ranch Red Grapefruit
Selling some of the best grapefruits in the world.
Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina
Post Office at the End of the World
The absolute last stop in the Americas before continuing on toward Antarctica.
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Wiencke Island, Antarctica
Damoy Point
Comfortably packed amongst the snow, Damoy Point is home to the southernmost waiting room in the world.
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Puhoi, New Zealand
Puhoi Town Library
In a country known for exemplifying the phrase “tiny-but-mighty,” one of the most delightful, and heroic, little buildings belongs to a small river-front community.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Dollhouses were not always just for kids!
punta arenas, Chile
Bus Stop on Ruta 9
Traveling in Southern Chile? You can count on the quaint & convenient bus stops along Route 9.
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Teide National Park
This national park is home to Spain's tallest mountain, and archeological sites of an ancient indigenous tribe.
Tabernas, Spain
Mini Hollywood
When choosing where to film “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”, one of the most iconic Westerns set during the American Civil War, the obvious location to shoot was … Spain?
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pinamar
Pinamar’s dedication to blending the Natural with the Human, to take an area inhospitable even to flora and create not a commercially-industrialized scar upon the land but a natural paradise is exemplary of what intentional urbanization can look like.
Warren, Rhode Island, United States
292 Walter Street
Is it the smallest house, in the smallest town, in the smallest county, in the smallest state? Quite possibly so!
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