Detroit, Michigan
Guardian Building Art Deco Lobby
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
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Detroit, Michigan
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Saint John, New Brunswick
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
Newport, Rhode Island
This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Newport, Rhode Island
Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.
Eastport, Maine
See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.
Eastport, Maine
Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
This beach pool offers a spectacle of crashing waves, blue hues, and a historical lighthouse.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Saguenay, Québec
Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.
Saguenay, Québec
The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.
Málaga, Spain
Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.
Cartagena, Spain
An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.