Preservation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.