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Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara Women's Club Adobe

One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Barcelona, Spain

Inquisition's Blazon

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.
JordiDesvilar Added by JordiDesvilar
London, England

Spitalfields Charnel House

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

The Ancient House

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Hef

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Edinburgh, Scotland

Huly Hill

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
San Francisco, California

Hang Ah Tea Room

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Kailua, Hawaii

Ulupō Heiau

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.
RachelCassidy Added by RachelCassidy
Canterbury, England

West Gate Tower Museum

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Eugene, Oregon

Shelton McMurphey Johnson House

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”
dianalovette Added by dianalovette
Spaulding, California

Eagle Lake

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Glentrool, Scotland

Bruce's Stone

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
London, England

Leg o' Mutton Reservoir and Park

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.
Added by sarickwood
London, England

Tyburn Tree Marker

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
Added by leomcallister1984
London, England

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
London, England

Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

Queen Caroline's Bath

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
Juliejoolz Added by Juliejoolz
London, England

London Silver Vaults

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
London, England

London Transport Museum

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
GlennFleishman Added by GlennFleishman
London, England

Victoria and Albert Museum WWII Battle Scars

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
London, England

Sherling Backstage Walkway

A hidden path at the National Theatre lets you look behind the scenes of the latest productions.
Added by Simpluree
London, England

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
London, England

Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
Added by DawnC