Average US House
The typical American single-family home
Everyday Places
The buildings and spaces you walk through daily without ever wondering how many bananas they are.
A Walmart Supercenter
America's cathedral of retail therapy
Manhattan Studio Apartment
New York City's famously compact living arrangement
An Olympic Swimming Pool
The world standard for competitive aquatic events
Large Hadron Collider
The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator
Hoover Dam
The concrete colossus that tamed the Colorado River
The White House
The most famous residence and office building in America
Taj Mahal
A mausoleum that puts every love letter ever written to shame
Sydney Opera House
The building that looks like sails, shells, or possibly orange peels
Buckingham Palace
The official London residence of the British monarch
Venice
A city built on 118 islands with canals instead of roads
Amsterdam
A city built below sea level with 100 kilometers of canals
Marrakech Medina
One of the largest traditional walled cities in North Africa
Kyoto
Japan's ancient capital, home to 2,000 temples and 17 UNESCO sites
Cusco
The ancient Inca capital at 3,400 meters, navel of the world
Varanasi
One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities
Petra (Ancient City)
A rose-red city carved into desert cliffs by the Nabataean people
Timbuktu
The legendary Saharan city that was once a global center of learning