📍 Bernese Alps, Switzerland | Photo by: Accidentally Wes Anderson
"Jungfraujoch is the highest railway station in Europe. Located in the Bernese Alps, it was made possible by Swiss entrepreneur Adolph Guyer Zeller, who had the wild dream of blasting a tunnel into the mountain so a railway could reach the rocky summit."
📍 Whitby, United Kingdom | Photo by: Stephanie Mason
"Before the fixed beach hut, there was the bathing machine: essentially a beach hut on wheels, hauled into the North Sea by horses. Victorian bathers would enter, change privately, then be towed into the water so they could slip straight into the sea."
📍 Llanfairpwll, United Kingdom | Photo by: Jamie George Stevens
"Visually evocative of a toddler having a go with your computer, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest town name in Europe. Contained within it is the village coordinates, delivered so lyrically as to be entirely useless, navigationally speaking."
📍 Redhill, Singapore | Photo by: Accidentally Wes Anderson
"This striking strawberry-milkshake-colored station is a part of one of the most extensive public transit systems in Southeast Asia. Located in the Redhill neighborhood, the area is the setting for a legendary character—and it’s not the Pink Panther."
📍 London, England | Photo by: Chris Holmes
"This charming collection of dials and measuring mechanisms once controlled the most powerful places in London. Their lighting that is. An Art Deco masterpiece, London’s Battersea Power Station helped keep the lights on in government offices in nearby Chelsea, and even was the site of a runaway inflated animal."
📍 Silverton, Colorado | Photo by: Kayla Heersink
"The Old Arcade Trading Company operates as a wholesome family-run store, and has done so for three generations. Yet this cheery facade and novelty extravaganza of a gift shop is built upon the foundation of a rather different trade, as the building was formerly a bordello."
📍 El Gouna, Egypt | Photo by: Farida Bustani
"El Gouna is a modern resort town on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. Developed as recently as the 1990s, and primarily known for its upscale resort ambiance, the town is also celebrated for its intentional, minimalist aesthetic—which combines traditional Middle Eastern styles with a contemporary twist. The town’s structures are reminiscent of the region’s history, with warm earthy tones that complement the desert landscape."
📍 Andros, Greece | Photo by: George Bogdanis
"First built in the final years of the nineteenth century, it required ten years of work to complete, seemingly by an amphibious team who created a carved stone staircase atop a rock formation 200 meters from the shore. On New Year’s Day, it was ready to illuminate the Mediterranean."
📍 Milluni, Bolivia | Photo by: Matthew Komorowski
"In 1939, a car engine was repurposed as a rope tow, and the world’s highest lift-served ski area was born at 17,785 feet above Bolivia. Chacaltaya’s 18,000-year-old glacier powered not just weekend slaloms but also La Paz’s water supply."
📍 Cappadocia, Turkey | Photo by: Danisha Novyindra
"With its robotic design and desert backdrop, this viewfinder might look like WALL-E looking out at a deserted Earth. However, this telescopic totem actually looks over Göreme, an ancient town in the historical region of Cappadocia, Turkey. Known for its “fairy chimney” rock formations, Göreme has become one of the country’s top tourist destinations."
📍 Cartago, California | Photo by: Chiara Bolognesi
"Nestled nicely between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley, sits a slightly strange subject of scrutiny: The Lemon House. Now, it is not an actual lemon, nor does it seem to be an actual home – as it is not inhabited by anyone. In fact, no one really knows where it came from or what purpose it was intended to serve. However, there are some rumors that have been circulating, and our favorite: it was built to be a beef jerky store"
📍 Mount Vernon, Washington | Photo by: Haley Gilbert
"William Roozen’s ancestors cultivated tulips for centuries, in his homeland of Holland. He brought the trade with him to the US in the mid-twentieth century, seeking an opportunity to sow new seeds with generations of expertise in his blood."
📍 Kalabaka, Greece | Photo by: Birdy
"Monks first occupied Meteora’s caverns in the 11th century, fleeing to these sandstone pillars to escape Turkish raids, but they didn’t start building monasteries until the 1300s, when they realized hiding in a cave was one thing and fortifying atop an inaccessible rock tower was another entirely."
📍 Herrsching, Germany | Photo by: Ann Ko
"Raise a glass (or a flute) at Seehof Herrsching, nestled along a lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany. Seehof has inspired invocations dating back to the mideighteenth century, when the lake and its nearby castle belonged to monks. The Seehof was that castle’s guesthouse, and it opened to the public at the end of the nineteenth century, charging one mark—or about fifty-five cents—per night."
📍 Seaford, England | Photo by: Caio César
"By day, Seaford Beach is a picture of coastal charm – waves rolling onto the pebbled shore, cliffs standing watch over sunbathers and seagulls. But in the 16th century, this coastline had a far more sinister reputation."