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springer

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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Los Angeles, California

River Under the First Bridge

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

TheRealAritz

Added by TheRealAritz

Bakersfield, California

Last Woolworth's Lunch Counter

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Saint Michael's Cathedral

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Whittier, Alaska

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

North Pole, Alaska

Santa Claus House

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Mendenhall Glacier

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Denali

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Added by Cornchops

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

pardeewalmsley

Added by pardeewalmsley

London, England

The Beaumont Hotel

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

Added by Alex Rad

London, England

Brown Hart Gardens

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

Added by Michelle Martin

London, England

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

jbartlett2000

Added by jbartlett2000

London, England

Beauchamp Tower

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

biblioangi

Added by biblioangi

Shanghai, China

Shanghai French Concession

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

kpres12

Added by kpres12

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

Added by vansinne

Gilbert Hill

A 66-million-year-old rock formation stands tall over Mumbai, offering stellar city views.

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh

Victoria, British Columbia

Fan Tan Alley

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Kergin

Added by Kergin

Victoria, British Columbia

The Empress Hotel

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

canuck

Added by canuck

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

rickbbiking

Added by rickbbiking

San Diego, California

Hotel del Coronado

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Added by daryleconners

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Added by smash0gre

Lampasas, Texas

World's Largest Spur

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

Added by rwroberts