Beirut, Lebanon
The Egg
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
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Beirut, Lebanon
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
Jitta, Lebanon
A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.
Treen, England
A legendary rocking stone, returned to its clifftop perch.
Tewkesbury, England
An English cenotaph honoring an American feminist icon.
Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Boston, England
These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.
Lichfield, England
These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.
Craswall, England
Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.
Karlštejn, Czechia
This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.
Elda, Spain
This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!
Rushen, Isle of Man
On the southwestern tip of the Isle of Man, a stone monument to one of the island's great conservationists.
Blinman, Australia
Past Blinman, past the end of the asphalt, in the majesty of the Flinders Ranges, you will come upon three stone markers by the road.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
Hobart, Australia
Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.
Hobart, Australia
The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
Hobart, Australia
This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.
Sandy Bay, Australia
This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.
Taroona, Australia
The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.
Taroona, Australia
For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.
Gibsonton, Florida
The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Athens, Greece
This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.