Doors That Made Me Stop and Take a Photo

Most travelers remember sweeping mountain views, famous landmarks, or beautiful beaches. I definitely notice these things too, however I also notice the steps leading into a building or home, the door knockers and the beautiful weathered doors.

Doors From Around The World

I love imagining the stories behind them. Who walked through this doorway a hundred years ago?

These quiet architectural details connect us to the people who once called these places home, and somehow at least for me make history feel a little more real.

So Many Beautiful Old Doors

This gallery is a collection of some of my favorite doors, windows, and architectural details from my travels. Do you notice doors too?

The first one is a door is at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Arizona. The second photo is a door in Toho Chul in Tucson, Arizona

The next photo is a view from Tovrea Castle in Phoenix and a door at Pittock Mansion in Oregon.

The simple wooden and glass door was taken at a cabin in Northern Arizona. The rounded medieval door was taken in Sedona, Arizona.

The Denver Botanic garden in Colorado has gorgeous glass gazebos. I would love to have one of these in my backyard. A San Clemente, California pocket door overlooks the ocean. What an amazing view.

Every Door Has A Story

Historic doors aren’t just entrances. They often reveal the craftsmanship, culture, and history of a place. Hand-carved wood, colorful paint, heavy iron hinges, and worn stone thresholds all tell part of the story.

• Who built this home?
• What celebrations or hardships happened beyond it?

Those questions are what make these details so fascinating to me.

Fairy tale creatures may have walked through this red door in Georgia. On the right is a really old door in France. Hundreds of years ago people walked through this door.

The last door someone walked through in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah. On the Right: Wooden doors to one of the oldest houses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A curved wooden door in Strasbourg, France. A colorful purple door in a Tucson, Arizona barrio.

Even More Beautiful Doors

On the Left: Wooden door at The Alamo in Texas: “Be silent friend here heroes died to blaze a trail for other men.” To the right is a shuttered green door in the old mining town of Clifton, Arizona.

A green door on Amalfi Coast and a door in Venice.

Every old door has welcomed someone home, shut on them for the last time or led them somewhere.

I hope the next time you explore a new destination, you’ll slow down long enough to notice them too.