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There are 49 Guna communities on the island archipelago of Guna Yala.
objects of intrigue

The Secret History of Panamá’s Most Colorful Clothes

In Guna Yala, indigenous women sew stories of legend, revolution, and even Minnie Mouse into the elaborate textiles known as molas.
Sarah Durn November 17, 2021
Loshitsa Manor Front View
Minsk, Belarus

Loshitsa Manor and Park

A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.
Pont de la Concorde
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9 Places to Experience the Turmoil of the French Revolution

Bloody, liberating, historic.
Jonathan Carey July 14, 2021
Commemorative plaque on the front of the rock.
Milford, Connecticut

Liberty Rock

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.
The castle before recent refurbishment
Rotherham, England

Boston Castle

This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.
Dr Sun Yat-sen’s former residence.
Shanghai, China

Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence

The birthplace of modern China.
Grave of Võ Thị Sáu
Côn Đảo, Vietnam

Grave of Võ Thị Sáu

Executed at age 19, this Vietnamese schoolgirl is now a national hero and symbol of revolutionary spirit.
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History Tour: Revisiting the Revolutionary War

18 places to contemplate the roots of the American experiment.
Jonathan Carey May 19, 2020
Fort Pitt Blockhouse
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fort Pitt Blockhouse

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Ancient Hotel Moctezuma
Cuernavaca, Mexico

Moctezuma Plaza

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.
“Desire is nothing new,” says Michael Bronski, a historian at Harvard University.
museums

Excavating a Queer History of Colonial Williamsburg

Historians are digging into the lives of 18th-century colonists who may have lived outside the norm.
Sabrina Imbler December 18, 2019
Church of Agioi Apostoloi.
Kalamata, Greece

Church of Agioi Apostoloi (Church of the Holy Apostles)

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
The statue of Wolfe Tone.
Dublin, Ireland

Wolfe Tone Statue

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Bullet fragments on display.
Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Casa de Carranza

The former Mexican president kept the bullets that killed his predecessor on display in his home, now a museum.
Teofilo Garcia poses by a pile of hats in progress.
hats

The Man Making Hats Out of Vegetables

Teofilo Garcia may be the last Filipino to turn gourds he grows into headwear.
Richard Collett September 24, 2019
Exterior of the Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution
Chihuahua, Mexico

Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.
Cannonball in Church Wall
Norfolk, Virginia

Cannonball in Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.