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Bedford Flag

Bedford, Massachusetts

Bedford Flag

It is the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States, predating the American Revolution, and may have been taken to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

PDX Carpet Memorial

Portland, Oregon

PDX Carpet Memorial

Its a memorial to the beloved, ugly carpet that adorned the Portland airport (PDX) for 30 years.

Chapelle Saint-Thibault

La Chapelle-au-Mans, France

Saint-Thibault Chapel

The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries

Chapel of Expiation

Paris, France

Chapel of Expiation

This funerary monument to the guillotined king and queen of France became a political lightning rod and a site of pilgrimage for French monarchists.

State Street

Bristol, Virginia

State Street

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Pleasley Pit

Pleasley, England

Pleasley Pit

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

Simba.

Cardiff, Wales

The Pumping Station

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

Temple of Vaccinia.

Berkeley, England

Temple of Vaccinia

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

Leonard Lane

Bristol City, England

Leonard Lane

Bristol’s narrowest street is a ‘Hidden Gem’ for stunning street art

Centuries of secrets await behind the red door

Bristol, England

The Red Lodge Museum

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

Goldney Grotto

Bristol, England

Goldney Grotto

Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.

The Protestant Cemetery

Rome, Italy

The Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Ani

Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey

Ani Ghost City

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

Abandoned Agricultural Mill

Śmiałowice, Poland

Abandoned Agricultural Mill

A hauntingly preserved early 20th-century industrial flour mill featuring a grand central tower, ornate spiral staircases, and original milling machinery left untouched.

Hilden Mill

Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Hilden Mill

The decaying giant of Ulster’s lost linen empire.

Radar station ruins

Hillend, Wales

Rhossili Down Radar Station

Overlooking beautiful Rhossili Bay are the remnants of a former World War II radar station.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Kekova Island Sunken Ruins

Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey

Kekova Island Sunken Ruins

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

Lycian Tomb Uçagiz

Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey

Lycian Tomb Uçagiz

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

A sarcophagus

Fethiye, Turkey

Tlos

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

Royal Tomb

Turkey

Pinara

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

The trains have been rusting away for decades at the cemetery.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki Train Cemetery

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

Sham Castle

Bath, England

Sham Castle

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

Sally Lunn's

Bath, England

Sally Lunn's

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

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