Preservation

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.