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Braecrest

Naval Officer, Professional Mariner, Triathlete and distinguished Gentleman...

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Comuna Obreja, Romania

Tunnel of Love

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

Ionel Barbalau

Added by Ionel Barbalau

Bran Castle

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Lizzy Mae van Son

Added by Lizzy Mae van Son

Wallachia, Romania

Poenari Castle

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

serflac

Added by serflac

Hunedoara, Romania

Corvin Castle

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

SamM

Kilsyth, Scotland

Antonine Wall

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

ssm67alba

Added by ssm67alba

San Anselmo, California

Imagination Park

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Bridgend, Wales

St. John's House

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

louvainrees

Added by louvainrees

Palmanova, Italy

Palmanova Star Fort

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Joan of Arc Statue

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands

Lítla Dímun

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Dublin, Ireland

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

Added by OKonheim

Petersburg, Virginia

The Crater

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Edinburgh, Scotland

Sanctuary Stones

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Girl in a Wetsuit'

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

canuck

Added by canuck

Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

SamM

Vancouver, British Columbia

Roedde House Museum

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

Added by michaelfrolekturner

Vancouver, British Columbia

Point Grey Battery Ruins

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

asherkaye

Added by asherkaye

Tlalnepantla, Mexico

The Pyramid of Santa Cecilia Acatitlán

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Stirling, Scotland

Beheading Stone

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

The Resting Place of Pocahontas

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Fortaleza Ozama (Ozama Fortress)

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Andres Schiffino

Added by Andres Schiffino

Hanover, Germany

The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

vitaminkate

Added by vitaminkate

Boyeeghter Bay

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

Added by tomod05