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maddieoboe

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Places visited in Isle of Anglesey, Wales

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'Jeune Éléphant pris au Piège' ('Young Elephant Caught in a Trap')

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Crypt Beneath St. Joseph des Carmes

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

Meg

Deyrolle Taxidermy

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Added by mbison

Bouillon Chartier

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Maison de Serge Gainsbourg

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Lilai Licata

Added by Lilai Licata

Foucault's Pendulum

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Dampo

Musée des Arts et Métiers

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Added by mbison

Stohrer

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Mascarons of Pont Neuf

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

The Etched Mirror Salons of Laperouse Restaurant

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Musée Bricard

A curious collection of locks and keys.

Added by CPilgrim

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of Hunting and Nature)

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Plancherine, France

Tamié Abbey

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Allison

Added by Allison

Manteo, North Carolina

Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Meg

Statesville, North Carolina

Fort Dobbs

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

Added by sdouglas1760

Durham, North Carolina

Bennett Place

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

ddmaxfield

Added by ddmaxfield

Maggie Valley, North Carolina

Smoky Mountain Elk Fest

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Scoops Ice Cream & Such

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

Added by doozi1

Cherokee, North Carolina

Mountain Farm Museum

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

jusTodd

Added by jusTodd

Morrisville, North Carolina

Orchid Trail Greenhouses

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Added by ssugierski