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Jacko Steps
This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.
New Italy, Australia
New Italy
Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.
Mumbai, India
Afghan Church
A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.
Velha Goa, India
Gate of the Palace of Adil Shah
The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.
Gibraltar
Union Jack Steps
Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.
Seoul, South Korea
Gyeonggyojang House
The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.
Seoul, South Korea
Dilkusha House (Albert W. Taylor House)
The former home of a foreign correspondent who reported on Korea’s independence movement has been restored and is open to the public.
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Podcast: Kilwa Kisiwani
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Cova-Lima, East Timor
Portuguese Fort Ruins
The remains of a former colonial fort on a stretch of beach that is occasionally visited by crocodiles.
Nhlagano, Eswatini
British Royal Party Platform
This dais was said to be a remote toilet built for the convenience of the British Royal Party on their brief, and only, visit to this small African nation in 1947. But is the story true?
Chalma, Mexico
Ahuehuete de Chalma
This specimen of Mexico's national tree is now central to religious pilgrimage and rituals.
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The Long History of 'Bombay Time' and Resistance to Colonial Rule
For decades the city of Mumbai operated by two—or more—different clocks.
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Can the Māori Connection to Antarctica Help Safeguard the Continent’s Future?
Indigenous ties to the bottom of the world go back more than a millennium, and could point the way forward.
Plaisance Ward, Seychelles
Abandoned Church
In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.
St. Louis, Missouri
Burial Place of Chief Pontiac
A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.
women
Remembering the London Refuge for South Asian Nannies Far From Home
Abandoned by their employers after a months-long sea voyage, countless women found shelter here.
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A Cooking Competition in the Pacific Islands Has a Life-Saving Mission
Governments and celebrities are battling diet-related diseases with reality TV.
Córdoba, Argentina
Cabildo de Córdoba
One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.
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