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Preservation

Kláštorisko.

Letanovce, Slovakia

Kláštorisko

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

Hale House

Los Angeles, California

Heritage Square Museum

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

The fresco is remarkably preserved.

Hrastovlje, Slovenia

Danse Macabre of Hrastovlje

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

Cushing delivering a rare book talk.

Exit Interview: I Curated Rare Books for a 200-Year-Old Library

In his 47 years at the Boston Athenaeum, Stanley Cushing has handled everything from a magnetic "Squid Book” to an autobiography bound in its author’s skin.

Cara Giaimo February 19, 2018

The brining shed was already rickety before the storm hit.

The Curious Case of the American Landmark That Floated to Canada

An unlikely international incident surrounding a wayward brining shed.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 1, 2018

Sanctuary Wood Museum

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Pomerode's German architecture on display at the Carl Weege house museum.

Pomerode, Brazil

Carl Weege Immigrant House Museum

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

The One-Minute Life Stories of Some Fascinating Extinct Species

What looking at animals from the past can tell us about our world now.

Ashawnta Jackson December 8, 2017

Partial view of the mummy.

Guanche Mummy of Madrid

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

Royal Pump Rooms, built in 1814, photographed in 2016.

Royal Leamington Spa, England

Royal Pump Rooms

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

Clarified milk punch made from Hennessy, plum liqueur, hazelnut liqueur, sherry, orgeat, lemon, orange, poppy, cinnamon, vanilla, and coffee.

Clarified Milk Punch

Just so we’re clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.

Djúpavík former herring processing factory

Abandoned Djúpavík Herring Factory

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Dublin, Ireland

Sweny's Pharmacy

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

Chedworth Roman Villa, view from northeast.

Cheltenham, England

Chedworth Roman Villa

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

The refinery at Oil Island.

Fagersta N, Sweden

Oil Island

Few would expect the world's oldest preserved oil refinery to be found in Sweden.

Menokin.

Warsaw, Virginia

Menokin

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

A sprinkle of pepper offsets salo's creaminess.

Salo

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.

Germantown Colony and Museum.

Minden, Louisiana

Germantown Colony and Museum

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.