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bruceincharlotte

I travel a lot for work. Interesting places are interesting!

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Vigili del Fuoco

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

ThomLaB

Added by ThomLaB

Porta Nuova

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

La Zisa

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

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San Giovanni degli Eremiti

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

The Martorana

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Caja Madrid Obelisk

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Air Crash

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Atocha Station Tropical Garden

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Dolmen de Dalí

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Tío Pepe Sign

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

Vamsi Krishna

Added by Vamsi Krishna

Spain's Good Luck Frog

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Kilometre Zero

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Added by romimaletz77

ValuJet Flight 592 Memorial

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

Added by amossberg

Ochopee, Florida

Ochopee Post Office

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

Added by linzy383

Templo de Debod

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Added by Jacque

Real Jardin Botanico

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Added by shelbystu

El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

michelle

Added by michelle

Prague, Czechia

Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Added by 3148delCT

Toronto, Ontario

Berczy Park Dog Fountain

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

Added by sharris

Zebulon, North Carolina

Mercury Cougar

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

Motorcat

Added by Motorcat

Richmond, Virginia

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Added by cryowulf

Richmond, Virginia

Hollywood Cemetery

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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