Rouen, France
King Richard I's Embalmed Heart
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
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Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Ypres, Belgium
The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.
Arras, France
An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Anacortes, Washington
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Spokane, Washington
The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.
Denver, Colorado
This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Pasadena, California
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Pasadena, California
A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.
Pasadena, California
This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.
Los Angeles, California
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Seattle, Washington
A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.