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At over 500 years old, this is the oldest surviving toilet in Japan

Beautiful Victorian mansion on Cardiff's outskirts was once the family home of a South Wales coal mining dynasty.

A Quiet Masterpiece of Early 20th-Century Architecture in Mantua

The last working ship mill in Italy, once widespread on major rivers in Europe

A papal fortress built to assert Roman control over the independent city of Bologna

The gateway to the goldfields of British Columbia, at the head of navigation on the Fraser River, features Gold Rush era buildings, artifacts, and living history exhibits

A rather creepy sign alludes to the bizarre and famous history of the "green children of Woolpit"

An old copper mine in Plumas National Forest, formerly served by a tramway, seems to have been successfully remediated after years of acrimony and effort

A 1920s navigation arrow for airmail is preserved right off Interstate 80 near the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake

A lake island of richly decorated monasteries, where a fugitive ruler met his end

The mausoleum of a national hero of Albania is placed in a former church and mosque

A magnificent amphitheatre that once hosted gladiators is now considered the most significant in the entire region

This one-room school in the tiny railroad settlement of Elgin didn't close down until 1967

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

Why trying to get lost in the old quarters of Essaouira may be harder than you think

Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history

This 300-year-old teahouse is the birthplace of a Japanese springtime staple

Tom Thumb's carriage is among the highlights of this unique collection of horse-drawn vehicles, donated by a carriage connoisseur and tucked away inside beautiful Morven Park