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Golden Fleece Tavern in Dover, Delaware.
Dover, Delaware

Golden Fleece Tavern Site

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Stolovaya 57 serves classic comfort foods such as porridge and pancakes.
restaurants

Why Russians Are Lining Up for Soviet-Style Canteens

They haven’t lost their taste for Cold War-era comfort food.
Susie Armitage February 7, 2019
Bell in the Marquis of Granby pub.
London, England

Parliamentary Division Bells

A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.
The study in the mansion.
Prescott, Arizona

Old Governor's Mansion

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.
The flag of the kingdom in front of a local museum.
Laadla, Estonia

Kingdom of Torgu

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.
The base of the Glendale Steps from Glendale Avenue.
Akron, Ohio

The Glendale Steps

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.
John of Gaunt visits the King of Portugal.
politics

What It Took to Get Impeached in the 14th Century

You basically had to sell a castle to the enemy.
Sarah Laskow November 7, 2018
Street sign and plaque.
Nottingham, England

Standard Hill

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Washington, D.C.

The Preamble in License Plates

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Computer-generated image of Le Grand K.
Saint-Cloud, France

Le Grand K

The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.
Capitol Park.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Capitol Park

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.
Hallway of portraits.
Fillmore, Utah

Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.
The cartoonist John L. Magee's rendering of the attack on Charles Sumner.
government

Remembering One of the Most Violent Days in the History of the U.S. Senate

On May 22, 1856, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives caned a Senator into unconsciousness.
Cara Giaimo May 22, 2018
Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones.
Blaenau Gwent, Wales

Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.
Revolution House.
Old Whittington, England

Revolution House

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.
A car crash, 1920.
cars

It's Soul-Crushing, But Don't Take the DMV for Granted

When rich, reckless drivers started tearing up streets, authorities needed a way to keep people safe.
Sarah Laskow March 27, 2018
Long rows of boxes line the halls.
Martinsburg, West Virginia

National Tracing Center

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.
<em>Vermonica</em>'s streetlights in their new, unsanctioned location, in front of the Bureau of Street Lighting.
art

Can Street Art Be Moved Without Destroying It?

"Vermonica"—an L.A. fixture for 24 years—was moved without notice, sparking discussions about history, place, and what makes art, art.
Cara Giaimo January 24, 2018