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County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

michelle

Added by michelle

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Crown Liquor Saloon

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

National Railway Museum York

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Dampo

Black Cat of Riga

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Dampo

Oslo Opera House

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Sunniva

Added by Sunniva

Fram Museum

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Vigeland Sculpture Park

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Viking Ship Museum

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Stockholm, Sweden

Vasa Museum

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

daviddoochin

Added by daviddoochin

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Vienna, Austria

The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Dylan

Berlin, Germany

Deutsches Currywurst Museum

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Punta Arenas, Chile

Shipwreck of the Lord Lonsdale

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

Added by akornblatt

Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Montevideo, Uruguay

Palacio Salvo

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

Ambato Canton, Ecuador

Chimborazo

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

atimian

Added by atimian

Bacardi Building

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

Added by lastpearl

Cerro Negro

The youngest volcano in Central America.

Josh

Quepos, Costa Rica

El Avion Restaurant and Bar

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Montreal, Québec

Habitat 67

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

puzzles

Added by puzzles

New York, New York

5 Beekman Street

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

bboas