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From my childhood days, I have wanted to know what was beyond the horizon. After Twentytwo and a half years in the US Navy and thirty-plus years traveling the globe since retiring I have managed to see Lands, which I could have only dreamed about as a child. Meeting people along the way and trying to understand their culture has been an extra benefit. To this day I still have friends I made fifty + years ago in distant countries. Travel broadens one's mind and outlook on life. One must but take the first step.

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Winslow, Arizona

Two Guns

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

Flagstaff, Arizona

Humphreys Peak

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

New York, New York

Fearless Girl Statue

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

New York, New York

The Standard Oil Building

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

St. George's Syrian Catholic Church

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

Added by stsaif

New York, New York

Trinity Churchyard

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Florence, Italy

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

chateauesque

Added by chateauesque

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Vatican Necropolis

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

danielrthorne

Added by danielrthorne

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Arch of Gallienus

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Added by brickhound

Via Appia

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Americanaux

Added by Americanaux

Parco degli Acquedotti

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

Montecassino Abbey

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy

Amphitheatre of Capua

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

The Brothels of Pompeii

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Stone Phalluses of Pompeii

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Thermopolia of Pompeii

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

atimian

Added by atimian

Ercolano, Italy

Herculaneum

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

The Sunken City of Baia

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

Pozzuoli, Italy

Monte Nuovo

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black