Otaru, Japan
Otaru Herring Palace
A nouveau-riche hilltop “palace” that once provided lodging to more than a hundred fishermen.
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Otaru, Japan
A nouveau-riche hilltop “palace” that once provided lodging to more than a hundred fishermen.
Cook's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
A lone lighthouse on the wind-swept shores of the cape.
Caldwell, Kansas
A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.
Mantua, Italy
The "floating factory" was a highlight in the career of the Italian architect known for his unusual use of reinforced concrete.
Yazoo City, Mississippi
A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Thetford, England
A bronze sculpture of last Sikh maharaja of the Punjab, outside the English estate where he once lived.
Sano, Japan
This historic Erasmus statue was first mistaken for a legendary Chinese inventor, then as a child-eating hag.
Gillette, Wyoming
The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.
Seoul, South Korea
A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.
Wilmington, Delaware
The second oldest and longest of Delaware's three covered bridges.
Emporia, Kansas
A park to honor all U.S. Armed Forces veterans, and Emporia's status as the founding city of Veterans Day.
Page, Arizona
This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.
Kneževo, Serbia
A neglected spomenik overlooking the beautiful Kopaonik Mountains.
Seoul, South Korea
Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.
Migné-Auxances, France
Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.
Toxeiras, Spain
This "grandfather" eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in Europe.
Kensington, Kansas
See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.
Cut Bank, Montana
A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?
Toowong, Australia
A most unusual war memorial, erected by some most unusual people, made of concrete and stained glass, and apparently honouring five people and a dog.
Atlanta, Illinois
A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.
Otaru, Japan
A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.
Lampeter, Wales
A magical woodland theatre in Wales reclaimed by nature.
Columbia, Missouri
The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.