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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

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

London, England

Houseboats of Regents Canal

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Cheddar, England

The Cheddar Man and Cannibals Museum

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Added by nitikp

Chef Point Bar & Restaurant

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

Added by pkrishna

Houghton le Spring, England

Penshaw Monument

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

georgialk22

Added by georgialk22

Gateshead, England

The Angel of the North

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

serflac

Added by serflac

Beamish, England

Beamish, the Living Museum of the North

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Added by hambaisha

Durham, England

Palace Green Library

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Los Angeles, California

River Under the First Bridge

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

TheRealAritz

Added by TheRealAritz

Bakersfield, California

Last Woolworth's Lunch Counter

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Saint Michael's Cathedral

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Whittier, Alaska

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

North Pole, Alaska

Santa Claus House

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Mendenhall Glacier

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Denali

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Added by Cornchops

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

pardeewalmsley

Added by pardeewalmsley

London, England

The Beaumont Hotel

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

Added by Alex Rad

London, England

Brown Hart Gardens

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

Added by Michelle Martin

London, England

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

jbartlett2000

Added by jbartlett2000

London, England

Beauchamp Tower

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

biblioangi

Added by biblioangi

Shanghai, China

Shanghai French Concession

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

kpres12

Added by kpres12

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

Added by vansinne