London, England
The Star Tavern
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
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London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.
Providence, Rhode Island
A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.
Stirling, Scotland
Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.
Göttingen, Germany
A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.
Zurich, Switzerland
Though it may look like a businessman's lost luggage, this case suspended under a highway bridge is actually a contemporary art installation.
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.
Spinkhill, England
A gardener saved a beloved clock face from destruction by building it into a wall outside his house.
Sheffield, England
In England, an 18th-century water-powered workshop still stands.
Preston, England
A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.
Simrishamn V, Sweden
These two springs are tied to several legends, one of which involves the travels of Saint Olof.
Stockholm, Sweden
This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.
Denbigh, Wales
Also known as "Leicester's Folly," this almost cathedral was left unfinished and in ruins.
Lydbury North, England
This Iron Age hill fort remained hidden until a series of storms revealed its history.
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Cambridge, Maryland
This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.
Annapolis, Maryland
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
Kilmartin, Scotland
This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.
Three Rivers, California
This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
St. Augustine, Florida
The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.
Tucson, Arizona
Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.