Katakolo, Greece
Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.
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Katakolo, Greece
Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.
Simsboro, Louisiana
The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.
Alexandria, Egypt
The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
Klampenborg, Denmark
The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Speyer, Germany
Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.
Maribor, Slovenia
The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.
Ponte Nossa, Italy
This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.
Viggianello, Italy
The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Icod de los Vinos, Spain
This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.
Dollaaskraal, South Africa
These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.
Areni, Armenia
This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.
Mannar, Sri Lanka
The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Clinton, Massachusetts
One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Birchington-on-Sea, England
An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Munich, Germany
The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.