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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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New Orleans, Louisiana

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

New Orleans, Louisiana

Scallop Shell Pulpit

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

The Texas Woofus

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

saltrack25

Added by saltrack25

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Clinton

Added by Clinton

Fort Worth, Texas

Man With a Briefcase

The man who wasn't there.

Added by dunwithluv

Amarillo, Texas

Helium Time Columns Monument

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

Added by BerthaWGantt

Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Magdalena, New Mexico

The Very Large Array

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Winslow, Arizona

Two Guns

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

Flagstaff, Arizona

Humphreys Peak

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

New York, New York

Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

New York, New York

The Standard Oil Building

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

St. George's Syrian Catholic Church

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

Added by stsaif

New York, New York

Trinity Churchyard

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Florence, Italy

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

chateauesque

Added by chateauesque

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Vatican Necropolis

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

danielrthorne

Added by danielrthorne

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

Arch of Gallienus

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Added by brickhound

Via Appia

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Americanaux

Added by Americanaux

Parco degli Acquedotti

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

Montecassino Abbey

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi