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Preservation

Aerial view of Fort Egbert.

Fort Egbert

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

Harðfiskur

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.

Museumsgården.

Læsø, Denmark

Museumsgården

This antique farmhouse is one of Læsø's rare seaweed houses.

Brixton Windmill

London, England

Brixton Windmill

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

The temple.

Atherton, Australia

Hou Wang Temple

The last timber and iron Chinese temple in Australia.

The Bailey walls of Berkhamsted Castle.

Berkhamsted, England

Berkhamsted Castle

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

How a California Landfill Became a Landmark

Getting historical recognition for a dump can be a messy process.

Andy Wright July 27, 2018

Bibliotheca Thysiana circa 1920.

Leiden, Netherlands

Bibliotheca Thysiana

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

Northampton Castle, in an 1883 illustration, is now a railway station.

Why Build Your Railroad Around a Castle When You Can Just Go Through It?

Runaway railway expansion helped inspire Britain's preservationist movement.

Sarah Laskow July 26, 2018

Early photographs of Stonehenge taken from a balloon, exhibited in 1906, published in <em>Archaeologia Vol LX</em>.

For Centuries, People Took Chunks of Stonehenge Home as Souvenirs

During the Victorian era, such behavior was not only common but expected.

Jocelyn Sears July 25, 2018

A view of Crescent Beach from Ecola Point.

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Crescent Beach

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Pulpit Rock Tower

Rye, New Hampshire

Pulpit Rock Tower

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

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Memory in Miniature

Tito's Blue Train in Belgrade train station.

Belgrade, Serbia

Tito's Blue Train

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

John Muir's Birthplace.

Dunbar, Scotland

John Muir's Birthplace

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

USS Blueback in Portland.

Portland, Oregon

USS Blueback

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

The Dyckman Farmhouse

New York, New York

Dyckman Farmhouse

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

Frozen flock.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

West Virginia State Farm Museum

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.