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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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Ruins of Liternum

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Porta Nolana

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Possum Kingdom Stone Arch Bridge

The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

springer

Added by springer

Fort Worth, Texas

Billy Bob’s Texas

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

The Tree Goats of Morocco

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Dover Castle

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Allison

Added by Allison

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jami Ul-Alfar Masjid (Red Mosque)

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

Snjezana

Added by Snjezana

Nanuoya, Sri Lanka

The Main Line

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

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Added by miramarco

Rapa Nui, Chile

Pu o Hiro (Hiro's Trumpet)

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

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Rapa Nui, Chile

Ana Kai Tangata (Cannibal Cave)

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

CatAshbee

Added by CatAshbee

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Tucson, Arizona

Lisa Frank Factory

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

badgersofdoom

Added by badgersofdoom

Des Moines, New Mexico

Capulin Volcano

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Truth or Consequences

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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Added by lewblank

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

VanessaMontalbano

Added by VanessaMontalbano

Flagstaff, Arizona

Old Two Spot Logging Train

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Green Valley, Arizona

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

steedjb

Added by steedjb

Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land Heritage Foundation and Museum

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

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Added by jbartlett2000

'Mustangs of Las Colinas'

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

World's Largest Pecan

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

rocketship2mars

Added by rocketship2mars

Mosque of the Divinity

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

Added by Rachel Gould

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Stockholm, Sweden

Vasa Museum

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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