Places Edited by halkoss

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.

The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

The other, lesser-known, Sistine Chapel, sits over 500km away from the Vatican City in an Italian port City.

Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.

In addition to what was once the world’s largest single-loom carpet, this charming space contains a pair of unique flags in American history.

A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.

Catch beautiful views at the graffitied observation deck on this mountain top.

The ruins of a Roman temple from 1st Century BC with the only preserved inscription of “The Deeds of the Divine Augustus.”

This hilltop shrine is colloquially known as "Sex Mountain" for the ritual practices once conducted there.

A haunting memorial to Africans kidnapped and lost at sea during the slave trade.

This iconic statue pays tribute to a renowned local artist.

The world's only surviving Inglis Bridge allowed for fast deployment during WWI.

A 19th-century blast furnace that played a big role in the area’s industrial development.

A tavern that is no longer in Dranesville.

A mysterious churchyard stone with a peculiar hole was once used to seal market transactions.

A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.

The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

A vending machine dedicated to a beloved seaweed.

A neo-gothic statue modeled on German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, which had its distinctive mustache shaved off by Nazis in World War II.

The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.

The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.

This old shop has been selling plum juice in central Taipei for over 60 years.