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Montpellier, France
Promenade du Peyrou
This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
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The Italian Village Where the Houses Have Eyes
An architect has worked to save Aliano's unusual facial features, thought to ward off the "evil eye."
Alexandria, Virginia
Olander Banks Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks Community Park
Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.
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Podcast: Moses Gates and the Chrysler Building Eagles
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Kaftarhana, Uzbekistan
Fayaz Tepe
The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Grey Towers Castle
Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Saint John Maroon Church
One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.
Maitland, Florida
Art & History Museums of Maitland
This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.
Toronto, Ontario
North Toronto Station
A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.
Avezzano, Italy
Tunnels of Claudius
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Bucak, Turkey
Susuz Caravanserai
A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.
Haroldswick, Scotland
The Viking Unst Project and Skidbladner
Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.
Lorton, Virginia
Mount Air Historic Site
This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.
Cambridge, Maryland
Stanley Institute
This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.
AlcorcĂ³n, Spain
Castles of Valderas
A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.
Mantua, Italy
Villa La Favorita
The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.
San Luis Obispo, California
Motel Inn
The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.
Ta Pek, Thailand
Phanom Rung Historical Park
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
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