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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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London, England

Richmond Park

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

London, England

The Executioner's Ax

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Cambridge, England

Madingley American Cemetery

Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.

Lunarsynthesis

Added by Lunarsynthesis

Pulteney Weir

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Upper Heyford, England

RAF Upper Heyford

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

kingrat

Added by kingrat

Alton Barnes, England

Alton Barnes White Horse

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Coventry, England

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Whitby, England

Whitby Whale Bone Arch

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Meg

London, England

Tyburn Tree Marker

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Added by leomcallister1984

National Railway Museum York

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Northumberland, England

Cragside

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mons Meg

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Beaconsfield, England

Bekonscot Model Village

The world's oldest model village.

Added by Markophoto

Bratton, England

Westbury White Horse

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Octagon Tower

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Wiltshire, England

Silbury Hill

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

Added by bondps

Canterbury, England

The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

iyumnewyork

Added by iyumnewyork

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England

Saltburn Cliff Lift

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

London, England

Two Princes Staircase

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

London, England

Traitors' Gate

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Cerne Abbas, England

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Genki

Shambles of York

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

London, England

The Navigators

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

London, England

The Burlington Arcade Beadles

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer