Making Chocolate Since 1819 - Cailler Chocolate Factory Broc, Switzerland
Cailler is a Swiss chocolate brand founded in 1819 by Francois-Louis Cailler in Vevey, and is oldest still-existing chocolate brand in Switzerland.
The House That A Lincoln Built - Hildene
Robert Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, retained the architecture firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge to built his summer home on 392 acres in Manchester, Vermont. Lincoln had served as Secretary of War and Minister to the Court of St. James, and made his fortune as a lawyer before becoming President of the Pullman Company. Robert Lincoln and his wife, Mary Harlan Lincoln, lived at Hildene in high style.
Preserving The Culture Of 54 Ethnic Groups - Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Its a break from Hanoi’s traffic, temples, and endless bowls of pho, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology offers something completely different—quiet, thoughtful, and surprisingly immersive.
George & Martha’s Place On The Potomac - Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is an American landmark and once a vibrant 18th century plantation and home to the first President of the United States. The estate is located on the banks on the Potomac River.
A Stockbridge Gilded Age Cottage - Naumkeag
Naumkeag is the former Berkshire estate of New York City lawyer and U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph Hodges Choate, and his wife Caroline, located in Stockbridge, Massachusettes. The Choate’s, who were part of the newly-rich, traveled in well-to-do social circles. They decided to build a 44-room shingle-style “cottage” with brick and stone details, designed by the architect of the day, Stanford White.
Preserving Angkorian Artifacts - Angkor National Museum
Whether you’re planning to wander through Angkor Wat or you’ve already stood beneath the towers of Bayon, the museum reframes those memories
Coloring Havana - Fusterlandia
A visit to Fusterlandia feels like stepping straight into Cuban artist Jose Fuster’s imagination.
Home Of The Olympic Museum - Lausanne, Switzerland
The Old Town winds through narrow streets and medieval buildings, with staircases climbing up from the lake and the Gothic Lausanne Cathedral standing watch over it all.
Living Large In Bristol, RI - Linden Place
Stepping into Linden Place feels less like entering a single home and more like walking through generations of American life.
The Medieval Castle In Bucks County, PA - Fonthill
Built between 1908 and 1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramicist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer.
Preserving Estonian Martime History - Estonian Maritime Museum
The tower museum provides a compact, engaging dive into Estonia's maritime past with the bonus of one of the best city views in Old Town
A French Chateau in the Brandywine Valley - Nemours
Nemours, the former 300-acre estate of Alfred I. du Pont, is named after the du Pont ancestral home in north central France. The 102-room French chateau-style mansion, designed by Carrere and Hastings, and built between 1909 and 1910, was a gift from Alfred to his second wife, Alicia.
The Famous Tunnels Used During The Vietnam War - Cu Chi Tunnels
Originally dug by villagers in Cu Chi District during resistance against French colonial forces in the late 1940s, the tunnel network was later expanded extensively during the 1960s and used throughout the Vietnam War.
The White Temple - Wat Rong Khin
Unlike the golden temples Thailand is known for, Wat Rong Khun gleams in brilliant white, embedded with tiny mirrored pieces that reflect sunlight in every direction.
A 2,300-Room French Royal Palace - Versailles Palace
Just beyond the elegant boulevards of Paris lies a world built to dazzle — the legendary Palace of Versailles.
A 17th Century Copenhagen Castle - Rosenbog Slot
Tucked away in the heart of Copenhagen, surrounded by lush gardens and the gentle hum of city life, Rosenborg Slot (Rosenborg Castle) stands as one of Denmark’s most iconic Renaissance-era landmarks.
Medieval Castle On Lake Geneva - Chateau de Chillon
The almost 1,000 year-old Chateau de Chillon is one of the most famous and most photographed castles in Switzerland.
World’s Fair Remnants - Flushing Meadow Corona Park
In “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald described this area as “a valley of ashes”. It would later be transformed into the 1,200-acre site where the world would converge in 1939, to witness highlights that included exhibitions by companies like General Electric, IBM, RCA, Borden, American Tobacco and Coca Cola.
Lavish Gold Coast Estate Turned State Park - Planting Fields Arboretum
Coe Hall is the 65-room centerpiece of the 409-acre Planting Fields Historic State Park located in Oyster Bay, New York. The estate was originally landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, featuring greenhouses, rolling lawns, formal gardens, woodland paths and outstanding plant collections.