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atcbrayne

Love explore cities and nature with my wife. We enjoy having a new story to tell with great photos for that place. We want to explore the long forgotten history of Houston and Texas. If we aren't exploring we are probably birding. Explore On!!!

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The Bouquinistes of Paris

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Musée des Egouts (Paris Museum of Sewers)

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

Dylan

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Au Pied de Cochon

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Merlion

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

The Crystal Maiden of the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Angoville-au-Plain, France

Angoville-au-Plain Church

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

Gemfyre

Added by Gemfyre

Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Gemfyre

Added by Gemfyre

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Pointe du Hoc

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

MysticalEric

Added by MysticalEric

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Texas Marker at Pointe Du Hoc Bunker

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

The Liberty Tree

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

Added by donaldrbennie

Bayeux Tapestry

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Queens, New York

Panorama of the City of New York

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

bboas

Queens, New York

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Queens, New York

Fountain of the Planet of the Apes

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

Andres Schiffino

Added by Andres Schiffino

Houston Airport Subway

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

Added by rsrsrs

Virtuoso Sculpture

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Palo Duro Canyon

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Added by krendi

Wichita Falls, Texas

Newby-McMahon Building

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Dustin Stonecipher

Added by Dustin Stonecipher

Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Porrentruy, Switzerland

JURASSICA Museum

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

Added by Nanou W

Basel, Switzerland

'Eine gefahrliche Uberfahrt' ('A Dangerous Crossing')

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

jase