Nara, Japan
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A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."
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Nara, Japan
A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."
St Helens, England
A fossilized pie discovered during renovations of a traditional English pub is now on display.
Vienna, Austria
The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.
London, England
Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.
Greifswald, Germany
These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.
London, England
Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.
Obihiro, Japan
This station on an abandoned railway line, named for “happiness,” is still a popular destination for lovers.
London, England
Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.
Madrid, Spain
A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.
Zagreb, Croatia
A house that transports visitors back to Yugoslavia.
Menawali, India
Taken as a war trophy in 1739, this Portuguese bell now hangs in an ancient Hindu temple.
London, England
The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
Formia, Italy
This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.
London, England
Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.
Taichung City, Taiwan
A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.
Chaoui, Lebanon
Surrounded by natural bridges, this picturesque waterfall drops hundreds of feet into an underground cave.
Coimbra, Portugal
One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.
Taichung City, Taiwan
An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.
Berkeley, California
A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.
Shime, Japan
Japan’s only surviving winding tower.