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Treaty of Paris Plaque

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Monument to Carrier Pigeons

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

Sablais

Added by Sablais

Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Added by Raphi Gottesman

Bruges, Belgium

Halve Maan Brewery Beer Pipeline

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

rachellyon

Added by rachellyon

Vieille Bourse Book Market

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

Sablais

Added by Sablais

The Wall of Philip II Augustus

The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Musée de Cluny

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Allison

Added by Allison

Le Passe-Muraille

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Added by beckybodnar

Le Moulin de la Galette

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

I Love You Wall

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

serflac

Added by serflac

Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Notre Dame du Travail Church

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Added by steenbergenm

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Oldest Tree in Paris

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Hotel Lutetia

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

Traveling Maven

Added by Traveling Maven

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg’s First Shot Marker

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

Ahuntley

Added by Ahuntley

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Memorial

This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.

Added by chasesboni

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave

The world's longest known cave system.

Added by urk1971

Tupelo, Mississippi

Elvis Presley Birthplace

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

jusTodd

Added by jusTodd

Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive

A symbol of Texas pride.

Added by Scott Terrell

Anna Maria, Florida

Anna Maria Historical Society—Belle Haven Cottage

This small cottage once fell into Tampa Bay but was rescued and restored.

Added by traceywilson

'Havsprinsen' ('The Sea Prince')

Malmö’s bronze prince yearns for Copenhagen's 'Little Mermaid'—and his missing crown jewels.

Johan SWE

Added by Johan SWE

Ciudad Real, Spain

Puerta de Toledo

A masterpiece of Gothic-Mudejar design in Ciudad Real.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir