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Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.