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asdonkar

Freelance photographer, holder of season tickets to the University of North Carolina baseball and women's basketball teams, Master of Library Science, civil servant. I like rock music, sweet tea, pedal steel played well, Fuji 1600 ISO film, the Band & the Rolling Stones, vintage dresses, my 17 year old Doc Martens and my Chippewa motorcycle boots, old rangefinders and Holgas, North Carolina beaches, pitching and defense, Matt Wieters, and chili cheese hotdogs.

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Places visited in Hayward, Wisconsin

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Places edited in Skagway, Alaska

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Foxworth, Mississippi

Red Bluff

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

Added by Smurphinator

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

erinculley

Added by erinculley

Meridian, Mississippi

Grave of Kelly Mitchell

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

Added by philleykevin

Olive Branch, Mississippi

Brussel's Bonsai Nursery

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

Added by spiralz

Natchez, Mississippi

Longwood

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

echun900

Added by echun900

Oxford, Mississippi

Rowan Oak

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

garycascio

Added by garycascio

Leland, Mississippi

Birthplace of Kermit the Frog

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Tuskegee, Alabama

The Oaks

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

Mom0ja

Added by Mom0ja

Fairhope, Alabama

Tolstoy Park, the Unusual Home of Henry Stuart

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Added by thudson3055

Birmingham, Alabama

Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

jim11

Cullman, Alabama

Ave Maria Grotto

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Huntsville, Alabama

Dead Children's Playground

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

emilydmonson

Added by emilydmonson

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Metro Art Gallery

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Added by ekoptev

Admiralty House Park

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

Added by whiteysafc

Royal Navy Docks

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Cooper's Island Nature Reserve

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

Added by sebruhns

The Royal Naval Cemetery

The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.

Ella Morton

Added by Ella Morton

Lecarrow, Ireland

Rindoon

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

elizabethwhite

Added by elizabethwhite

Santa Barbara, California

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

gauchogirl7

Added by gauchogirl7

Santa Barbara, California

Knapp’s Castle

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

leiris

Added by leiris

The Unfinished Church

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

Ella Morton

Added by Ella Morton

Santa Barbara, California

Whale House

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Evan Nicole Brown

Added by Evan Nicole Brown

House of Beasts of Retiro Park

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Key Biscayne, Florida

Crandon Park Zoo Ruins

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

Added by Samir S Patel