Mantova, Italy
Casa di Rigoletto
A small villa said to have inspired the design of the court jester at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera.
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Mantova, Italy
A small villa said to have inspired the design of the court jester at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera.
Eleele, Hawaii
A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.
Lorne, Australia
A tranquil gallery and sculpture garden situated within the classic Australian bush.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."
Bronx, New York
Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
Loriga, Portugal
This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.
Söderto, Sweden
This makeshift concrete bunker is an unusual reminder of the Cold War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.
Salford, England
This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."
Hagerstown, Maryland
Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.
Bowie, Arizona
The former home of the army detachment that captured Geronimo.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.
Gower, Australia
This school was established during the height of the Australian Gold Rush.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.
Södra Nybro, Sweden
Believed to be the first museum dedicated to the films in the world.
Tremont, Maine
One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.
Nawnghkio, Myanmar
The highest bridge in Myanmar was once the tallest railway bridge in the world.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.