Boston, Massachusetts
Old Franklin Park Zoo Bear Pens
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.
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Boston, Massachusetts
The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.
Boston, Massachusetts
Radical Bookstore and Community Space.
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.
Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania
A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.
Riga, Latvia
The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.
Riga, Latvia
The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.
Stockholm, Sweden
Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.
Vienna, Austria
The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.
Lyon, France
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Agawa Bay, Ontario
A sacred Ojibwe site covered in pictographs next to Lake Superior.
Tobermory, Ontario
Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.
Nicosia, Cyprus
This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
Xagħra, Malta
These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Ghajnsielem, Malta
In the sleepy town of Gozo exists a reproduction of the entire town of Bethlehem.
Qrendi, Malta
This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.
Birgu, Malta
The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.