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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

Odeon Covent Garden

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Charleston, South Carolina

Fireproof Building and South Carolina Historical Society

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Hamer, South Carolina

South of the Border

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Added by mgward

London, England

Wellington Arch

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Snowdrop68

Added by Snowdrop68

London, England

Mount Street Gardens

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

thesecretcity

Added by thesecretcity

London, England

The Real Greenwich Prime Meridian

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Lindisfarne, the Holy Island

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

cmwhite

Added by cmwhite

Rose Hill Cemetery

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

Added by thedude771

The Big House (Allman Brothers Museum)

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

rockabillyratrod

Added by rockabillyratrod

Sevierville, Tennessee

Dolly Parton Statue

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

Laken Brooks

Added by Laken Brooks

Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

samuellinsommer

Added by samuellinsommer

Upside-Down Fig Tree

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

woodruff

Added by woodruff

Los Angeles, California

Marilyn Monroe's Crypt

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

aprilmackillins

Added by aprilmackillins

North Atlantic Ocean

Sargasso Sea

The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

London, England

London's Lilliputian Police Station

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

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Ballachulish, Scotland

The Meeting of Three Waters

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

katielou106

Added by katielou106

London, England

Audley Square Spy Lamp Post

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

AmunyAnkhesenra

Added by AmunyAnkhesenra

Secret Compartment in Leonardo da Vinci Statue

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Louis Cathedral

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Doc Nicholas

Added by Doc Nicholas

Chester, England

Chester Imp

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

AZawacki

Added by AZawacki

Ripponden, England

Windy Hill

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

jooniur

Added by jooniur

Larco Museum's Erotic Art

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Sofia Perpetua

Added by Sofia Perpetua

Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

Added by ariels

Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato