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New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

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

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.