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Where History Lives

Where History Lives

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Created by C H • Updated On: December 12, 2013

Historical sights and history museums.

American Museum of Natural History is one of Where History Lives.

1. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1398 tips and reviews
Palace of Versailles is one of Where History Lives.

2. Palace of Versailles

9.1
(Château de Versailles)
Place d'Armes, Versailles, Île-de-France
Palace · Château · 785 tips and reviews

Tapisserie D.Tapisserie Decoration: La décoration fut confiée à l'équipe de Charles Le Brun. Le château de Versailles fut la résidence des rois de France Louis XIV, Louis XV et Louis XVI Read more.

British Museum is one of Where History Lives.

3. British Museum

9.4
Great Russell St (btwn Montague & Bloomsbury St), London, Greater London
History Museum · Bloomsbury · 1011 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: The British Museum has more than 7 million objects from every continent, some of which have been controversial. Read more.

KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau is one of Where History Lives.

4. KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau

7.8
Alte Römerstr. 75, Dachau, Bayern
Memorial Site · 84 tips and reviews
Prague Castle is one of Where History Lives.

5. Prague Castle

9.4
(Pražský hrad)
Pražský hrad, Praha, Hlavní město Praha
Castle · Hradčany · 489 tips and reviews

6. Plaza de Mayo

8.6
Av. Rivadavia 400 (e/ Bolívar, Balcarce e Yrigoyen), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C.F.
Plaza · Monserrat · 186 tips and reviews

Buenos Aires CiudadBuenos Aires Ciudad: Un símbolo de la historia Argentina. Es la plaza pública más antigua de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Su nombre evoca la Revolución del 25 de mayo de 1810, cuando se formó el primer gobierno criollo.

Ellis Island Immigration Museum is one of Where History Lives.

7. Ellis Island Immigration Museum

8.7
Ellis Island, Jersey City, NJ
History Museum · Ellis Island · 166 tips and reviews

RourryRourry: Just like any other museums. It told stories about US immigrant peoples, a long long time ago :D

8. Panthéon

9.1
Place du Panthéon, Paris, Île-de-France
Monument · Sorbonne · 157 tips and reviews

iKangarooiKangaroo: Worth the price of admission if only to see Foucault's Pendulum. The rest of the space is actually quite interesting. Worth it!

Père Lachaise Cemetery is one of Where History Lives.

9. Père Lachaise Cemetery

8.8
(Cimetière du Père Lachaise)
16 rue du Repos (Boulevard de Ménilmontant), Paris, Île-de-France
Cemetery · Père-Lachaise · 168 tips and reviews

@iamkhayyam@iamkhayyam: Best graves to pay homage to: Amadeo Modigliani, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust and Jim Morrisson of course.