History

One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the star.

After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.

One of the largest medieval barns in England and architecturally one of the finest.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

In the 1930s, people used to take boats from the mainland to see this Art Deco venue.

This restored 19th-century calendar, a machine used in rubber manufacturing, commemorates the town's local industry.

Princess Kristina played a pivotal role in fostering diplomatic ties between two kingdoms, Norway and Spain.

This toothy tower topper commemorates a valuable shark that washed ashore nearby.

This frenetic mural recalls an annual festival that once took the city by storm.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.