History

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

A retail shop has preserved the 17th-century food cellar from the old building it now occupies.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.