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Giant Perstorp Vinegar Bottle
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El Triunfo, Mexico
Museo del Vaquero de Las Californias
This bilingual museum explores the more than 300 years of vaquero history.
Brun, Pakistan
Kalasha Dur Museum
The rich cultural heritage of the Kalasha people is on display in this state-of-the-art museum.
Køge, Denmark
Defiled Baptismal Font
This historical font became infamous after a maid was allegedly tricked into urinating in it, leading to her tragic death sentence.
Crystal River, Florida
Crystal River Archaeological State Park
The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.
Jolon, California
Mission San Antonio de Padua
This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.
Florence, Italy
Il Fatidico Sgabello
Florence’s archaeological museum displays an ordinary stool that once shattered one of its most prized artifacts.
Durman, Tajikistan
Sarazm Archaeological Site
Right beyond the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border lies the oldest human settlement in Central Asia.
Omaha, Nebraska
The Museum of Shadows
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Athens, Greece
Aiolou Street Excavation Site
An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.
Manchester, England
People’s History Museum
One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.
Velha Goa, India
Collection of Old Engraved Stones
An open-air collection of historical stones with engravings and inscriptions in Old Goa.
Manama, Bahrain
The Legends of Dilmun
Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?
Pula, Croatia
Sveta Srca
A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.
Alexandria, Egypt
Saad Zaghloul Pasha Monument
This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.
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James Bond’s Jetpack Escape in ‘Thunderball’ Almost Didn’t Happen
At least not as initially planned.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Viksø Helmets
Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
Farnham, England
The Pump House
This restored pump house gives a glimpse into the past when communal water supplies were common.
Makati, Philippines
Golden Regalia
This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.
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