Rovaniemi, Finland
Santa's Hometown
This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.
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Rovaniemi, Finland
This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.
Rovaniemi, Finland
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
North Salem, New York
Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.
South Salem, New York
Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.
Mamaroneck, New York
The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.
Capalbio, Italy
Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.
Venice, Italy
Tiny museum with unusual specimens.
Venice, Italy
The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Pievasciata, Italy
A blend of nature and art awaits visitors to this park.
Hartsdale, New York
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Moab, Utah
This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.
Saudi Arabia
These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.
New York, New York
The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.
New York, New York
The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.
New York, New York
Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.
New York, New York
This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.