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George Parkman House

Boston, Massachusetts

George Parkman House

The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.

George Middleton House

Boston, Massachusetts

George Middleton House

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

Statue of Mary Dyer

Boston, Massachusetts

Statue of Mary Dyer

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

FAO Schwarz Teddy Bear Sculpture

Boston, Massachusetts

FAO Schwarz Teddy Bear Sculpture

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.

Skippy

Boston, Massachusetts

'Frogs in Common'

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

'The Embrace'

Boston, Massachusetts

'The Embrace'

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Staring up at the chapel from the bottom of Bom Jesus do Monte's tiered stairs

Braga, Portugal

Bom Jesus do Monte

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

Goodspeed Opera House

East Haddam, Connecticut

Goodspeed Opera House

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

Today, the defunct facility evokes both grandeur and squalor.

Waterford, Connecticut

Seaside Sanatorium

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

Book Barn

East Lyme, Connecticut

Book Barn

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Mexican Hat

Mexican Hat, Utah

Mexican Hat

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

Dinosaur State Park

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Dinosaur State Park

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

The medieval walls of Ávila.

Ávila, Spain

Medieval Walls of Ávila

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

Livraria Lello

Porto, Portugal

Livraria Lello

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Close-up of the McDonalds marquee with the Imperial eagle

Porto, Portugal

McDonald's Imperial

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Museum of the Central Hospital of Porto

Porto, Portugal

Museum of the Central Hospital of Porto

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

It's easy to miss the house wedged between these churches.

Porto, Portugal

Carmo and Carmelitas Churches

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

"Half Rabbit."

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

'Half Rabbit'

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

The pools at Leça da Palmeira.

Leça da Palmeira, Portugal

Tidal Pools of Leça da Palmeira

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

São Paio Beach

Labruge, Portugal

Praia de São Paio

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

Darkness surrounding the strange countryside home (Flickr/Jsome1)

Moreira do Rei, Portugal

Stone House

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

Polychrome Augustus of Prima Porta

Braga, Portugal

Polychrome Augustus of Prima Porta

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

The Hospital Ship Gil Eannes

Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Gil Eannes

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.

Entrance of the church.

Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Santuário do Sagrado Coração de Jesus

An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.

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