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King Richard the Lionheart's heart is entombed beneath his effigy.

Rouen, France

King Richard I's Embalmed Heart

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

Trenches at Sanctuary Wood.

Ypres, Belgium

Sanctuary Wood Museum

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Preserved wounded dressing station

Ypres, Belgium

The Birthplace of 'In Flanders Fields'

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

Soldiers marching through the Menin Gate (before the modern structure) at the start of WWI

Ypres, Belgium

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Smedenpoort Skull

Bruges, Belgium

Smedenpoort Skull

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Halve Maan beer pipeline.

Bruges, Belgium

Halve Maan Brewery Beer Pipeline

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Tunnels under Arras, France

Arras, France

Carriere Wellington Tunnels

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

House Bouchoute.

Bruges, Belgium

House Bouchoute

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

View from an easily accessible beach directly nearby.

Anacortes, Washington

La Merced Breakwater - Overgrown Ship Hulk

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

A bison skull on the bridge.

Spokane, Washington

Monroe Street Bridge Bison Skulls

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

Denver Omelet Plaque

Denver, Colorado

Denver Omelet Plaque

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

A view of the control tower at the Tucson airport.

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Vatican City walls.

Vatican City

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Gospodor Monument Park.
Permanently Closed

Toledo, Washington

Gospodor Monument Park

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in 2018

Seattle, Washington

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, California

Rose Bowl

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Lucky Baldwin himself

Pasadena, California

Lucky Baldwin's

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

View of the 100-inch from the 150-Foot Solar Tower Current Towercam

Pasadena, California

Mount Wilson Observatory

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Musso & Frank Grill, "Oldest Restaurant in Hollywood Since 1919."

Los Angeles, California

Musso and Frank Grill

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.

Los Angeles, California

Space Shuttle Endeavour

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Downtown Tinseltown

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sign

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Tesla Coil

Los Angeles, California

Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

North entrance of Seattle Center Armory.

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Center Armory

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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