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springer

From my childhood days, I have wanted to know what was beyond the horizon. After twenty-two and a half years in the US Navy and fifty-plus years traveling the globe since retiring I have managed to see many Lands, which I could have only dreamed about as a child. Meeting people along the way and trying to understand their culture has been an extra benefit. To this day I still have friends I made fifty + years ago in distant countries. Travel broadens one's mind and outlook on life. One must take the first step.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Titanic Mortuary Bag

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax Explosion Memorial

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Fairview Lawn Cemetery

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Skagway, Alaska

White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

audreykate

Added by audreykate

Skagway, Alaska

Skagway Centennial Statue

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

MarilynR

Added by MarilynR

Skagway, Alaska

The Golden North Hotel

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

kjmoore12

Added by kjmoore12

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Former U.S. Embassy to South Vietnam

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.

micahspangler

Added by micahspangler

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Northumberland, England

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.

Eleanor Walker

Added by Eleanor Walker

Fort Worth, Texas

Leonard's Museum

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

Added by aberrantariel

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

daviddoochin

Added by daviddoochin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

michelle

Added by michelle

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elfreth's Alley

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Added by jhnmcarthur

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

AndolinaH

Added by AndolinaH

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Funchal, Portugal

Madeira Botanical Garden

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Arles Amphitheatre

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

annambouma

Added by annambouma

Figueres, Spain

Dalí Theatre and Museum

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

Added by Bekkleton

Barcelona, Spain

Street Performers of Las Ramblas

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Sebastian Wortys

Added by Sebastian Wortys

Barcelona, Spain

Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument)

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Added by captnsusan

Barcelona, Spain

Casa Batlló

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

isidrond

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Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Added by Dreyski