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Callum

Edinburgh, Scotland

'Callum'

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

Slave Market Memorial

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Slave Market Memorial

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

Buried beneath the museum

New Haven, Connecticut

John Trumbull's Grave

An artist of the American Revolution is entombed beneath the Yale art gallery he founded.

Madam Yoko's gravesite.

Moyamba, Sierra Leone

Madam Yoko’s Grave

At the edge of a town market is the gravesite of a powerful female war chief.

Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts

Fez, Morocco

Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts

A caravanserai turned into a museum showcasing the mastery of local carpenters.

The front of the St. Charles' Church

Freetown, Sierra Leone

St. Charles’ Church

On a hill in Regent sits the oldest stone church in Sierra Leone.

David Livingstone’s Shaving Mirror

Livingstone, Zambia

David Livingstone’s Shaving Mirror

Combing through this David Livingstone tribute will escort you on adventures through the looking glass.

The Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Museum of Industry

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

Sierra Leone

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.

Exterior of the Tasso Heritage Center

Pepel, Sierra Leone

Tasso Heritage Center

A community heritage center on an overlooked island in the Sierra Leone River estuary.

Dovecot Studios

Edinburgh, Scotland

Dovecot Studios

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.

The rudder under the bridge.

Alexandria, Virginia

World War I-Era Rudder

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Bunce Island

Kupr, Sierra Leone

Bunce Island

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.

Chimpanzees at the sanctuary.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

Entrance to the cemetery.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Lumley Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery

This cemetery contains a small fraction of the hundreds of Sierra Leoneans who died in the world wars.

Hoswick's cake shelter (Emma's Cake Corner).

Bixter, Scotland

Shetland Cake Fridges and Honesty Boxes

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

Jarlshof

Sumburgh, Scotland

Jarlshof

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

The Dutchman's Leap

Lerwick, Scotland

The Dutchman's Leap

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

'Shetland Receivers'

Lerwick, Scotland

'Shetland Receivers'

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.

Old High Church Kirkyard

Inverness, Scotland

Old High Church Kirkyard

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Dunvegan Castle

Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Fairy Flag of Dunvegan Castle

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

Eilean Donan

Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland

Eilean Donan

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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