History

This historic home has survived wars, drought, and financial woes to become a California landmark.

Underneath the well-known Lindenhof hides a secret cellar documenting Zurich's early history.

Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.

It may be a historic 17th-century coaching inn, but the George Inn still functions like a modern pub.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.

An 18th-century hunting lodge turned haunted Baroque palace.

Explore the history of printing in this unique museum owned by a longtime printer.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

Just a few graves remain in this neighborhood that was once a cemetery for foreigners.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

This ancient stele gives a testimony to the presence of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus on the Roman Empire's western frontier.

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”

This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.