Madrid, Spain
La Alameda's Castle
A medieval castle-turned-luxury villa is now open to the public.
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Madrid, Spain
A medieval castle-turned-luxury villa is now open to the public.
Naucalpan, Mexico
This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.
Mexico City, Mexico
This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.
Mexico City, Mexico
The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.
Wincham, England
Formed by the collapse of salt mines and later used for dumping industrial waste, these lakes are now part an unusual, biodiverse parkland.
Pula, Croatia
A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.
Alexandria, Egypt
The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
Reus, Spain
Built between 1901 and 1908, this building is one of the most iconic examples of modernist architecture in Spain.
Durman, Tajikistan
Right beyond the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border lies the oldest human settlement in Central Asia.
Jacksonville, Florida
Tucked away in Jacksonville's oldest neighborhood, this museum stands as a repository and celebration of outsider art.
Jawor, Poland
This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.
Salisbury, England
Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Wimborne Saint Giles, England
A small tower where a philosopher once speculated on human nature and morality.
Rome, Italy
An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.
Birżebbuġa, Malta
The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."
Dorset, England
An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The southernmost postal office in South America.
Wading River, New York
This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.
Vienna, Austria
Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.
Amherst, Massachusetts
A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.
Paris, France
The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.