Phuket, Thailand
Phuket Beaches
Phuket was once on the major trading routes between India and China and is now a popular tourist renowned for its plethora of beautiful islands and beaches.
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Portland, Oregon, USA
Plato Apartments
On a tree-laden street in Northwest Portland, a bright white apartment building bearing French windows and red trim stands out among colorfully painted single-family homes and surrounding brick structures.
Cape Henlopen, Delaware, USA
Cape Henlopen State Park
During WWII, the U.S. Army built several observations towers that remain standing in this state park along the Delaware coast.
Cappadocia, Turkey
Turk Telekom
Established in 1994, this telecommunications service brought the first public telephone network to Turkey.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Hoan Bridge
Multiple delays in its opening earned this bridge the nickname, "The Bridge to Nowhere".
Murrieta, California, United States
Rhoads Little Free Library
The Little Free Library program started as a memorial to the founder's mother and has since become a global phenomenon that promotes free sharing of literature.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Established in Kyiv in 1918, the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine is one of the largest libraries in the world.
Niigata, Japan
Naeba Prince Hotel
This popular ski resort in Japan offers skiers and winter adventurers a spot of respite after a long day in the cold winter weather.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Lake Harriet
Every year, the Art Shanty Project hosts its annual festival on Lake Harriet near Minneapolis where artists display one-of-a-kind ice fishing huts.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Longwood Gardens
This organ designed by Belgian musician Firmin Swinnen creates music with the help of of 10,010 pipes.
Weymouth, UK
Punch & Judy
This puppet booth is one of the many who have hosted Punch & Judy shows on Weymouth's beaches.
Strasbourg, France
Club Vosgien
This hiking club makes and maintains trails in France's Vosges Mountain range.
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O'ahu, Hawaii, United States
Makapu’u Point Lookout
The largest Fresnel lens in the world tops a lighthouse near this handsome viewfinder.
Moscow, Russia
GUM Department Store
Historically a center of commerce in former Soviet Union, this shopping destination was restored back to its original 20th century design after two attempts at demolition.
Udaipur City, Rajasthan, India
Lake Pichola
This artificial freshwater lake is the main attraction in Udaipur, India. Tourists can visit the lake's four islands, each with their own palaces from the Mewar dynasty.
Sakrisoy, Norway
Mount Olstind
A picturesque fishing village in Norway sits beneath this towering mountain, one of the oldest in Northern Europe.
Kiev, Ukraine
Roue de Paris
This transportable ferris wheel had a larger predecessor, the Grande Roue de Paris. Its passenger cars were used by displaced families from World War I.
Toronto Islands, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Islands
"The Islands" are a go-to summer day-tripping spot with ample beach area and views of the Toronto skyline.
London, United Kingdom
Chalk Farm Tube Station
This yellow telephone is found in the Chalk Farm London Underground station - one of three stations designed by English architect Leslie Green.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palacio Barolo
This grand structure is the largest monument to the work of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and represents 100 stanazas of the epic poem.
Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Elmwood Country Club
This private club and golf course has been a tradition in Marshalltown, Iowa since 1896.
Konstanz, Mainau Island, Germany
Schwedenturm
This German tower is straight out of a fairytale, as it is located on Mainau Island, home to many different species of trees, shrubs, and blossoms.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Hidden Vlei
This seemingly desolate clay pan in the Namib Desert exhibits beautiful orange hues across its towering dunes.
London, United Kingdom
Barbican Launderette
This 1970s London launderette, owned by the same family for almost 50 years, resides in an estate built back up from bombings during World War II.
Legnano, Italy
Piscina Comunale F. Villa Legnano
These vintage hairdryers adorn the wall of a 1960s public pool in Milan, Italy.
Milan, Italy
Milan Metro
Currently the leading train system in all of Italy, this metro system won the most prestigious design award in Italy in 1964.
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
This traditional Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand functions as a religious site for Buddhists, Taoists and Confucians.
Gdynia, Poland
Information Kiosk
This booth is located on a popular walking track and promenade that runs between the Kamienna Gora and the sea in Gdynia, Poland.
Southampton, United Kingdom
MS Queen Victoria
This luxury cruise ship suffered a bad omen. The nautical superstition of breaking a champagne bottle on the ship's hull was unsuccessful upon first strike.
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.
Barcelona, Spain
Parc de l’Espanya Industrial
This "lighthouse tower" is one of 9 that surround a lake in a whimsical Spanish park that also features a giant dragon slide.
New York, New York, USA
Gramercy Typewriter Co.
While many people are just starting to use typewriters as a retro form of communication, this NYC-based company has been in the business for nearly a century.
Burgenstock, Switzerland
Hammetschwand Lift
The highest exterior elevator in Europe lifts passengers 153 meters up to the summit in under 60 seconds.
Tainan City, Taiwan
Tainan Park
This park is the oldest and the largest in Tainan and houses one of the few remaining Qing dynasty stone archways.
Cambridge, United Kingdom
British Antarctic Survey
Scientists from this research organization were the first to discover the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica.