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Awards

Northampton, Massachusetts

Stout Silver Medal Daylily Garden

This college campus garden is home to generations of award winning flowers.

Whitchurch, England

Whitchurch Silk Mill

The village silk mill weaving Oscar-winning ribbons.

The medallions are heavier than they look.

Behind the Scenes at the James Beard Media Awards

Gastro Obscura just picked up its first win.

Diana Hubbell June 17, 2024

Lindau, Germany

Nobelpreisträger-Steg

A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.

Biddeford, Maine

Palace Diner

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

Impressive though they are, why should buildings and bridges hog all the glory?

In New York, People Can Be Landmarks, Too

A conservancy organization names a new batch of "living landmarks" every year.

Sonia Weiser November 8, 2018

A Sagamore of the Wabash lapel pin.

You Can't Be Knighted in the U.S., But You Can Be Named a Sagamore of the Wabash

Or a Kentucky Colonel. Or a Nebraska Admiral. Or a Commodore of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Eric Grundhauser November 8, 2017