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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
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Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
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Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
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Doorn, Netherlands
Huis Doorn
The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.
Hillerød, Denmark
Frederiksborg Castle
This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.
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Prilep, North Macedonia
Museum of Tobacco
Thousands of objects tell the story of a city famous for its tobacco.
London, England
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Charles II Statue
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
The Prince of Liechtenstein's Vineyard and Wine Cellar
In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.
Orchha, India
Cenotaphs of Orchha
These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.
archaeology
Walk Through the Halls of Scotland's Lords of the Isles (Virtually)
A digital reconstruction revives a medieval seat of power.
Datia, India
Datia Palace
This deserted palace is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in India.
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The English Servant Girl Who Pretended to Be an Exotic Island Princess
Mary Baker, better known as Princess Caraboo, convinced an entire town she was eccentric royalty.
Uppsala, Sweden
Saint Erik's Spring
Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.
Uppsala, Sweden
Runestone in Gamla Uppsala Church
This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
Suttons Bay, Michigan
The Archduke of Austria's Michigan Grave
Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?
Bangkok, Thailand
Sahachat Memorial
This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.
Bodiam, England
Bodiam Castle
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Stockholm, Sweden
Pompes Grav (Pompe the Dog's Grave)
A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.
Stockholm, Sweden
Last Home of Descartes
A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.
Mexico City, Mexico
Death Mask of Pakal the Great
The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.
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