Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
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Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Windsor, England
One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
London, England
Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
Ongar, England
This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.
Atlanta, Georgia
An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.
Oxford, England
Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.
Vaals, Netherlands
A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
Zutphen, Netherlands
Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.