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Tim Stafford

Tim Stafford is a poet, storyteller, and educator from Lyons, IL. He is the author of the poetry book, "The Patron Saint of Making Curfew" published by Haymarket Books and he writes the travel blog "Second and Below". His work has appeared on HBO Def Poetry Jam and in numerous anthologies. He appears regularly at literature festivals across the US and Europe including the 2010 Zurich Poetry Slam Invitational, 2011 German National Poetry Slam in Hamburg, 2014 Woerdz Festival in Luzern, Switzerland, and the 2015 International Spoken Word Festival in Kiel, Germany.

www.timstaffordwrites.com

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Odd Fellows Rest

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New Orleans, Louisiana

Plaza Tower

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

mojobaer

Added by mojobaer

New Orleans, Louisiana

Congo Square

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Rebecca Byrne

Added by Rebecca Byrne

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Art of Dr. Seuss

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

larissahayden

Added by larissahayden

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

New Orleans, Louisiana

Café Lafitte in Exile

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

New Orleans, Louisiana

Faulkner House Books

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

oddfigg

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New Orleans, Louisiana

La Belle Nouvelle Orleans Antiques

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

tjgallagher

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New Orleans, Louisiana

M.S. Rau Antiques

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

J Ginsberg

Added by J Ginsberg

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Added by NathanRisinger

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Rosegate House

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Hamburg, Germany

Beatles-Platz (Beatles Square)

This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.

Johan SWE

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Washington, D.C.

African-American Civil War Memorial

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

Added by abrahm12

Washington, D.C.

Washington Stock Exchange Building

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

Added by Joshua Sack

Washington, D.C.

Ben's Chili Bowl Mural

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Baltimore, Maryland

Bromo-Seltzer Arts Tower

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

hana

Baltimore, Maryland

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

Added by mbison

Baltimore, Maryland

Graffiti Alley

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

lewblank

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Chicago, Illinois

Balbo Monument

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

IronQueen

Added by IronQueen

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Blue Horizon

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

Ovrdoseofdanger

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Rothko Chapel

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

leiris

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1940 Air Terminal Museum

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

Added by meghannconley

Twilight Epiphany Skyspace

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

revolg1

Added by revolg1

Woodstock, Illinois

Groundhog’s Day Movie Filming Location and Mural

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

Added by mkprator