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Stowe, Vermont

Trapp Family Lodge

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Wassaic, New York

Wassaic Beehive Charcoal Kilns

These conical kilns measure an impressive 30 feet in diameter, and were once used to produce charcoal for a local blast furnace.
Eastbourne, England

The Lamb Inn

Eat and drink at a pub older than the Magna Carta
Winthrop, Massachusetts

Deane Winthrop House

The oldest continuously inhabited private home in the United States.
Wanlockhead, Scotland

Wanlockhead Beam Engine

The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.
Souris, Prince Edward Island

Singing Sands Beach

A walk along this white sand beach creates a symphony.
Trévières, France

La Dame de Trévières

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cottontail on the Trail

Nicknamed the 'Minnehaha Bunny,' this bronze sculpture is nine feet long and weighs 1,500 pounds.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Riviera Ballroom

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.
Carp Lake, Michigan

Ziibimijwang Farm

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.
Tacoma, Washington

'We Honor a Hero' Memorial

This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.
Thessaloniki, Greece

Nymfopetra

Legends hold that these unusual rock formations were once a bridal party, or perhaps a group of hunters.
White Lake, Michigan

Haven Hill

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.
Pembroke Dock, Wales

Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.
Pune, India

Nana Wada

A combination of Peshwa and British Gothic Revival architecture.
Ponsford, Minnesota

Old Headquarters Historic Monument

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.
Wichita, Kansas

'El Sueño Original'

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.
Berlin, Germany

Konditorei Buchwald

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”
Granada, Nicaragua

Abandoned Hospital San Juan de Dios

The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.
San Diego, California

Panama-California Sculpture Court

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Babson Globe

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.
Tiroran, Scotland

The Fossil Tree and Burg

On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.
Potsdam, Germany

Michelson Interferometer

The site of the original experiment that would be used to disprove the theory of luminiferous ether.
Longwood, Saint Helena

Longwood House

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.