Ashikaga, Japan
Ashikaga School
The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.
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Ashikaga, Japan
The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.
Soweto, South Africa
Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
This Edwardian style home doubles as a magnificent local art gallery.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Hartsville, Tennessee
This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.
Provadia, Bulgaria
Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
Newcomb, New York
Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.
Serravalle, San Marino
The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.
Budhanilkantha, Nepal
This representation of Lord Vishnu is the largest stone sculpture in Nepal.
Isola di Palmarola, Italy
This tiny chapel atop a sea stack is dedicated to the patron saint of Ponza, Saint Silverius.
Nynäshamn S, Sweden
A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.
Ponderosa, New Mexico
On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.
Èze, France
This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Milan, Italy
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Isola di Ponza, Italy
These artificial caves crafted by ancient Romans were elaborate fish farms for moray eels.
Sutri, Italy
This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.
Dublin, Ireland
This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.
Ponza, Italy
This abandoned semaphore station hearkens back to the days of the optical telegraph.
Hamedan, Iran
This mosque turned crypt is an amazing display of Persian-Islamic architecture.
Carnlough, Northern Ireland
This stone harbor was key to Carnlough's limestone industry.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.