Prague, Czechia
Old New Synagogue
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
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Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Port Townsend, Washington
City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.
Jaipur, India
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Boston, Massachusetts
Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Boston, Massachusetts
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Drumheller, Alberta
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Virginia City, Montana
An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.
Ajanta, India
Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
Mandalay, Myanmar
A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Victoria, British Columbia
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.
Victoria, British Columbia
An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.
Chittorgarh, India
A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.