History

Ian Cook shares photos and the history of a beautiful church and mausoleum, dating to the 18th century, set atop a lonely hill in Northumberland.

A nicely refurbished service station in Truckee, California, is featured in today's Pic of the Day.

A fairy-tale castle that's been laid in ruins more than a few times gets a crowd of new owners and a hope of restoration.

After seven years of renovations that include new technology and acoustics, the Staatsoper is back.

An unusual and barely-known museum provides study casts of France's best monumental architecture and a view of architecture as a mirror of society.

Gumbo was visiting the Albert Memorial in London's Kensington Gardens. The memorial is a tribute to Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, who died of typhoid fever at the age of 42.

Gumbo was visiting Fort Frederick, now a state park in Maryland. George shares the history of the fort and provides us with a nice photo tour of its sights.

Here's a second helping of Samantha's discovery of great free things to do in St. Louis.

A room where Michelangelo hid out after a failed revolt, and which was only rediscovered 40 years ago, is being prepared for the public.

Gumbo was visiting this fascinating museum in Washington D.C. George G shares great observations and photos of his visit.

Jonathan L takes us on a tour of the Valley of Temples in Agrigento, Sicily.

Jonathan L takes us to the Castello Normanno near the city of Catania in Sicily.