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Split, Croatia

UNESCO-Protected SPAR Supermarket

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi Sulfur Baths

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
No. 2 Plank Road Tollgate House.
Okemos, Michigan

No. 2 Plank Road Tollgate House

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.
El Campo Santo Cemetery.
San Diego, California

El Campo Santo Cemetery

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.
Farmers still use the same techniques developed 2,000 years ago.
ancient technology

The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramids

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.
Vittoria Traverso March 29, 2019
Replica of Sebastopol in Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Sebastopol Artillery Mortar Replica

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.
"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.
Boge, Sweden

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
Three young women near the town of Kirillov.
culture

Images of Old Russia, From a Color Photography Pioneer

A revolution in the use of filters, way before Instagram.
Evan Nicole Brown March 28, 2019
The plague victim skeleton at the Charterhouse.
London, England

The Charterhouse Black Death Skeleton

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
These women weren't just dropping by. See the trowel in her hand?
archaeology

The Female Archaeologists of the Scottish Orkneys Were Hiding in Plain Sight

The women in this century-old photo weren't visitors—they were probably scientists.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 27, 2019
Garfield, Washington

Elberton Ghost Town

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Templo de San Antonio.
Aguascalientes, Mexico

Templo de San Antonio

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.
School building at the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.
The Troy Gasholder Building.
Troy, New York

Troy Gasholder Building

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.
For centuries, Japanese people considered eating beef especially taboo.
food

Why Eating Meat Was Banned in Japan for Centuries

The reasons were both religious and practical.
Kristi Allen March 26, 2019
Exterior of the California Historical Society headquarters.
San Francisco, California

California Historical Society Headquarters

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
Los Ojos de la Mora.
Cuenca, Spain

Los Ojos de la Mora

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.
A view of Kinder Scout, the highest hill in England's Peak District.
cemeteries

The Race to Put Thousands of Miles of English Walking Paths Back on the Map

Corpse roads are among the country's traditional trails.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 22, 2019