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CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Rainbow Row sounds like a location out of
Candyland but in actuality, it's the name given to
a series of charming row houses set in Downtown
Charleston. These 13 structures stand as the
longest stretch of Georgian-style homes in the US
and flaunt pastel-painted exteriors likened to that
of a rainbow. Charleston itself takes huge influence
from its Caribbean mother colony of Barbados, and
this South Carolina city is like a mini island retreat.
The two destinations share similarly-colored
buildings, cobbled streets and Creole cuisine.
BO-KAAP, SOUTH AFRICA
While Cape Town is known for its natural wonders,
the lively neighborhood of Bo-Kaap was built on the
beauty of self-expression. Following the end of the
apartheid, locals painted their then white houses
bright colors to celebrate their newfound freedom.
Today, mosques and Edwardian-style residences
make up this historic Muslim quarter where
buildings remain covered in splashes of lime green,
hot pink, turquoise, fuschia and lemony yellows. It's
a scene that can be spotted from a mile away as the
city lies at the base of Signal Hill, and shines bright
even on the gloomiest of days.
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