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The cape.
London, England

Mold Gold Cape

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
Skagway Centennial statue with the train in the background.
Skagway, Alaska

Skagway Centennial Statue

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
A gold ingot from the SS <em>Central America</em>, weighing 185.21 ounces.
shipwrecks

For Sale: Gold From One of the Worst Shipwrecks in U.S. History

Much of the cargo is still missing, but for different reasons.
Matthew Taub March 4, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Financiers

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.
Gastro Obscura

Warq

This edible silver garnish has long added bling to South Asian cuisine.
Aerial view of Fort Egbert.
Eagle, Alaska

Fort Egbert

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.
How many of these members of the French nobility drank gold to preserve their youth?
food

Drinking Gold Was a Grisly Anti-Aging Trend of 16th-Century France

The tony elixir killed elites looking for youthful complexions.
Paula Mejia September 17, 2018
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Tthe 1895 Concord stagecoach and "Bridget."
Los Angeles, California

Wells Fargo History Museum

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.
Arctic Brotherhood Hall.
Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.
The rings may have served as a kind of ancient currency.
news

Found: Mysterious Gold Ornaments, Buried in an Irish Country Field

The function of these ancient rings is not yet known.
Natasha Frost June 28, 2018
The old Martins Bank in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England

Martins Bank Building

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.
Artifacts and information inside the museum.
Juneau, Alaska

Last Chance Mining Museum

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.
Golden Temple
Amritsar, India

Golden Temple

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.
Caliente, Nevada

Delamar Ghost Town

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Japanese tunnels in Baguio.
Baguio, Philippines

Japanese Tunnels of Baguio

Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.
The pronking springbok on the reverse side of a Krugerrand.
mystery

Found: A Fortune in Gold Coins in a Box of Donated Food

At a retirement home in Germany, 109 South African Krugerrands in an unexpected place.
Vittoria Traverso December 1, 2017
Interior details.
Porto, Portugal

Igreja de São Francisco

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.
The Nevadaville Masonic Lodge, built in 1879.
Central City, Colorado

Nevadaville Ghost Town

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.