Fairfax Station, Virginia
St. Mary's Church
The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
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Fairfax Station, Virginia
The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Mountainair, New Mexico
The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
Kalimpong, India
Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Kolkata, India
In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.
Madrid, Spain
This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.
London, England
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
St. Louis, Missouri
The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol.
Bluffton, Indiana
Home to some of Indiana's last bison herds.
Warsaw, Poland
Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.
Tetovo, North Macedonia
Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.
Los Angeles, California
A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Valley Falls, Kansas
A steeple that now houses a small church.
Tallinn, Estonia
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Thyborøn, Denmark
A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.
Laneshawbridge, England
This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Kingswear, England
Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Also known as the Limete Tower, la Tour de l'Échangeur can be seen from almost everywhere in Kinshasa.
Dunedin, Florida
In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.
Quezon City, Philippines
Philippine art and culture are on display at this university museum.
Anaheim, California
A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.
Belgrade, Serbia
Different sections of the Zemun Fortress were built in the 14th and 15th century as a response to the advance of the Ottoman Empire.