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A view of the Daily Planet Theater from W Jones St.

Raleigh, North Carolina

The Daily Planet Theater

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

Geodetic Survey Stones

Raleigh, North Carolina

Geodetic Survey Stones

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

Plaque

Glasgow, Scotland

Absolute Zero Discovery Point

On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.

Close up photo of some of the ‘Cannonballs’

Southampton, England

Southampton Wall Cannonballs

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.

Interior of the ruins with anchor memorial.

Southampton, England

Ruins of Holyrood Church

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

Some names were clear as day, Eddie Meyer engraved the date, name and location

Southampton, England

The D-Day Wall

This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.

The Wool House

Southampton, England

The Wool House

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

A parking lot on top of the medieval walls.

Southampton, England

Southampton Walls

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

The memorial just outside the city wall.

Southampton, England

Pilgrim Fathers Memorial

A memorial marking the original departure point for the two ships carrying the early English settlers to the New World.

Statue of David Balfour And Alan Breck Stewart

Edinburgh, Scotland

David Balfour and Alan Breck Stewart Statue

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

The Bridgeness Slab

Scotland

The Bridgeness Slab

A copy of an ancient Roman distance marker that indicates the beginning of the Antonine Wall.

Hippodrome Cinema

Bo’ness, Scotland

Hippodrome Cinema

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

The mausoleum with surrounding trees

Falkirk, Scotland

Forbes Mausoleum

This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.

Jerusalem YMCA

Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem YMCA

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

Birds Mosaic

Caesarea, Israel

Birds Mosaic

These mosaics were created more than half a millennium ago and feature various animals.

Eyam Cross

Eyam, England

Eyam Cross

This 8-foot Anglo-Saxon cross is a rare surviving example of Mercian craftsmanship.

Floral Clock

Edinburgh, Scotland

Floral Clock

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

Trinity Apse

Edinburgh, Scotland

Trinity Apse

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

John Knox House.

Edinburgh, Scotland

John Knox House

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The Museum of Edinbugh, Huntly House.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Museum of Edinburgh

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

(Flickr/Wojtek Gurak)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Site of the Original Globe Theatre

London, England

Site of the Original Globe Theatre

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

St. Margaret's Well

Edinburgh, Scotland

St. Margaret's Well

An ancient healing font dedicated to an 11th-century matriarch was moved to make way for progress.

This cottage was once inhabited by the Hadfield family, where the first plague victim in Eyam died.

Eyam, England

The Eyam Plague Cottages

These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.

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