Coventry, England
'Coventry Doom'
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
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Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Albany, New York
A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.
Blue Bell Hill, England
The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.
Suzhou, China
Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.
Gravesend, England
The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.
Laadla, Estonia
A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.
Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands
This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
Duzluk, Croatia
Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Dublin, Ireland
Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
Odawara, Japan
Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.
Jbeil, Lebanon
A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Solothurn, Switzerland
Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.
New Zealand
Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.
Bartow, Florida
Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Den Burg, Netherlands
Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.