Shreveport, Louisiana
Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion
From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.
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Shreveport, Louisiana
From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.
Tallinn, Estonia
This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.
Charles City, Virginia
This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.
Munich, Germany
A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.
Hunter, New York
This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.
Tokyo, Japan
A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Trapani, Italy
The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
A memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives working in what is now a massive tourist attraction.
Vienna, Austria
Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation
Tokyo, Japan
Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.
Achmelvich, Scotland
Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.
Kopačevo, Croatia
A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.
Lancaster, New Hampshire
The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.
York, England
The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.
Pruna, Spain
This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.
Clitheroe, England
This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.
Córdoba, Spain
This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.
Athens, Greece
Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.
Lake Louise, Alberta
Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.
Norwich, England
This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.
West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.