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The grounds here date to the 17th century, with carefully planned and shaped trees and hedges.

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Parts of the castle have been staged as they were seen in the past, but many more are explored through an app on an iPad that encourages children to explore the history of the site.

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Nestled into Kensington Gardens and close to Hyde Park, this royal palace is surrounded by lush greenery. Originally known as the birthplace of Queen Victoria, it's now home to many of Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren, including eventual heir Prince…

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At the tip of La Rambla in the center of the Plaça de Catalunya, this monument celebrates Francesc Macià i Llussà, a Catalonian politician who spoke out for an independent Catalonia.

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This photograph of the ancient cathedral was taken from the Seine below.

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The original Globe Theatre may have burned down in the early 1600s, but a replica was built in the 1990s to introduce modern audiences to the structure of Renaissance theater.

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These pilgrims had walked 63 miles from Paris to celebrate Pentecost at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres in France.

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The cave at Las Calaveras was deposited approximately 135 million years ago.

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Roman remains appear throughout the city of Barcelona.

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The Museu d'Historia de Barcelona has excavated miles of Roman ruins of the original city of Barcino, founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago, under the streets of modern Barcelona.
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