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Helen, Georgia
Nacoochee Mound
This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.
34.7658, -83.6987
Warwickshire, England
Lord Leycester Hospital
A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.
52.2803, -1.5901
Windsor, England
Queen Charlotte Street
At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.
51.4823, -0.6076
Windsor, England
'The Queen' Locomotive
A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.
51.4847, -0.6073
Windsor, England
The Queen's Swans at Windsor
All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.
51.4853, -0.6140
Canterbury, England
The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
51.2798, 1.0828
Canterbury, England
Crooked House
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
51.2816, 1.0820
Canterbury, England
West Gate Tower Museum
A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
51.2816, 1.0759
Dover, England
Dover Castle
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
51.1288, 1.3234
London, England
The Duke of Wellington’s Mounting Stone
Outside of one of Britain's most renowned social clubs, a step installed specifically for the Duke.
51.5069, -0.1326
London, England
Wellington Monument
This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.
51.5045, -0.1527
London, England
Wellington Arch
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
51.5026, -0.1509
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Complex 34
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
28.5219, -80.5614
Titusville, Florida
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building
A building so large that it has its own weather.
28.5863, -80.6513
Titusville, Florida
American Space Museum
The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.
28.6105, -80.8087
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Turtle Mound
Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.
28.9282, -80.8237
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Cruger-dePeyster Sugar Mill Ruins
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
29.0092, -80.9406
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Bob Ross Art Workshop
In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.
29.0274, -80.8932
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Grave of Charles Dummett
A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.
29.0371, -80.9036
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
DC-7 at Epic Flight Academy
An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.
29.0552, -80.9416
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Old Fort Park
These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
29.0272, -80.9223
Ponce Inlet, Florida
Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
29.0806, -80.9281
Nassau, Bahamas
Queen's Staircase
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
25.0731, -77.3376
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
Gros Piton
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
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