Big Trees, California
The Discovery Tree
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
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Big Trees, California
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Vallecito, California
The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.
Berkeley, California
A celebration of once forgotten materials.
Mount Hamilton, California
A 19th-century California philanthropist is entombed beneath the telescope he funded.
Mount Hamilton, California
The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.
Oxfordshire, England
These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
England
Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
London, England
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
London, England
Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.
Milan, Italy
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Oxford, England
Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.
Pembrey, Wales
This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.
London, England
Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!
Oxford, England
This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.
San Francisco, California
A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.