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Dive into the history and true tall-tales of Banff National Park.

The U.S. Air Force commissioned this tower during the Korean War to watch the sky for enemy aircraft.

This modern sculpture looks out over the sea and amplifies sound from the inside.

Hidden deep in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, this 1940s miner's cabin built into a gap between two mega-sized boulders.

These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."

A tiny island off the coast of Dublin was once a pilgrimage site for the sick and the suffering.

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

This modest structure is where noted musician and the Band drummer Levon Helm grew up.

This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

This station on an abandoned railway line, named for “happiness,” is still a popular destination for lovers.

Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.

Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

This 42-foot tribute to the workforce still reminds us to pause and recharge.

This abandoned prison is now a museum chronicling the oppression of political prisoners in the not-so-distant past.

An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A quiet alpine lake where hikers pass alpacas and an old brewery.