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dtheodora

I find joy in the curious, obscure, and streets steeped in history. When travelling I seek out museums, galleries, bizarre places, charming walks, and beautiful landscapes.

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Hartland, New Brunswick

Hartland Bridge

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

misswhite1

Added by misswhite1

Hinsdale, New Hampshire

Northfield Drive-In Theater

This New England drive-in was built to straddle the border between two states.

Added by gabeshakour

Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter UFO Festival

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

NORE

Lasithi, Greece

Windmills of Lasithi Plateau

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Glasgow, Scotland

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

oliviahc407

Added by oliviahc407

Glasgow, Scotland

St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

leannewrightson

Added by leannewrightson

Kathmandu, Nepal

Ranibari Community Forest

This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.

Edward Denny

Added by Edward Denny

Tucson, Arizona

San Pedro Chapel

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Momo Spot

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Added by pkrishna

Essex, Connecticut

The Griswold Inn

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Copenhagen, Denmark

CopenHill

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.

Mirabelle Jones

Added by Mirabelle Jones

Edinburgh, Scotland

Queen Mary's Bath House

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Emily Wilding Davison Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to the legendary suffragette, who stepped in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby.

Added by HannahT

House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Eiriksstadhir, Iceland

Stuðlagil Canyon

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

Added by Bastien

Mexico City, Mexico

Pabellón Coreano de la Amistad (Korean Friendship Pavillion)

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Arcazzi

Although their purpose is unknown, these ancient Roman supporting arches showcase Hellenistic ingenuity.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

Pula Arena

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

Fujairah Fort

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

davinaking92

Added by davinaking92

Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

Added by tanahpek

Berlin, Germany

'The Dance of Death'

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

allisonkc

Added by allisonkc

Istanbul, Turkey

Rumeli Hisari

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Ashalim, Israel

Ashalim Power Station

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

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