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Dallas, Texas, United States

Southern Methodist University

SMU's Dallas Hall was so large when it opened in 1915 that it housed the entire university—plus a hamburger grill and a mummy.

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Tabriz, Iran

Qajar Museum

This diplomat's mansion nearly became a school parking lot before a 13-year rescue transformed it into Tabriz's Qajar Museum.

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Nałęczów, Poland

Willa Tolin

This 1883 villa hosted secret classes for poor children and nearly became home to Poland's most celebrated novelist.

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Aarhus, Denmark

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum

Denmark's oldest art museum outside Copenhagen just built a massive grass-covered dome... underground.

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Tangalle, Sri Lanka

Ruhunu Cinema

As Sri Lanka lost cinemas at a rate of one per month for nearly a decade, Tangalle's Ruhunu Cinema kept its projector running.

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Coimbra, Portugal

Joanina Library, University of Coimbra

Students once jailed beneath for sleeping in class- now bats patrol above, protecting the book stacks.

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Guadalajara, Mexico

Biblioteca Iberoamericana Octavio Paz

A 16th-century Jesuit college turned an identity crisis into a storybook future.

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Struer, Denmark

Grisetå Odde Fyr

This Danish lighthouse guides ships through treacherous straits and graces cheese packages in German grocery stores.

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Budapest, Hungary

St. Stephens Hall

Destroyed in WWII, Budapest's St. Stephen's Hall lay dormant for 76 years before its 600-piece Zsolnay fireplace rose again.

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Kathmandu, Nepal

Durbar Square

Three rival Malla kings turned sibling rivalry into an architectural competition that lasted 300 years and produced 150+ temples.

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Lugano, Switzerland

Swiss Customs Museum

A museum with no roads and a submarine built to smuggle salami across Lake Lugano—one succeeded, the other never left shore.

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Rheinfelden, Switzerland

Feldschlösschen Brewery

A warm winter nearly destroyed Switzerland's largest brewery before it began.

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Taipei City, Taiwan

National Palace Museum

Taipei’s National Palace Museum, once exiled from Beijing, holds 700,000 imperial treasures including the famed Jadeite Cabbage and Meat-shaped Stone!

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Ano Lechonia, Greece

Ano Lechonia Train Station

Call’s coming from inside the house, er… train station.

Rabat, Morocco

Kasbah of the Udayas

Mostly occupied as a residential neighborhood, this citadel sits on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river.

Cape Town, South Africa

Table Mountain

Where history, adventure, and breathtaking views meet at the top of Cape Town.

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Havana, Cuba

Bacardi Building

Home to a grand design, this structure might make one go "batty" for Art Deco.

Athens, Greece

Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens

Athens' largest church began construction on Christmas Day in 1842.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Funicular Tbilisi

A beloved symbol of Tbilisi whose popularity increased when a grand leisure park was constructed on the plateau in the 1930s.

Port Said, Egypt

Port Said Ferry

This Egyptian city was built to accompany the digging of the Suez Canal.

Podersdorf am See, Austria

Podersdorf Lighthouse

One of three lighthouses in landlocked Austria.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Theatro Municipal de São Paulo

Lauded for both its architecture and promotion of the arts, this theater is the largest and most influential in São Paulo.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Saint-Leonard de Noblat

This town is an UNESCO World Heritage site in France that attracts visitors from around the world to its picturesque streets and idyllic rural region.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Thunderbird Stadium

This sports stadium at the University of British Columbia hosted the Lollapalooza music festival when it toured in 1992.