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I am a traveler. Meeting people, learning about different cultures, seeing sites and basically exploring the world is my muse.

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Unmistakable sign of a brothel.

Meknes, Morocco

Volubilis Archaeological Site

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Manjira

Meknes, Morocco

Dar Jamai Museum

A museum dedicated to the musical instruments used in traditional Moroccan music.

Sidi Ben Achir Cemetery

Salé, Morocco

Sidi Ben Achir Cemetery

An immense coastal necropolis with an outstanding view of the nearby kasbah

Kasbah as can be seen from afar

Telouet, Morocco

Kasbah Telouet

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Interior of El Glaoui Palace in Fez. First (eastern) courtyard.

Fez, Morocco

El Glaoui Palace

A stunning palace haunted by the sinister reputation of its infamous owners.

The Jewish Cemetery.

Fez, Morocco

The Fez Mellah

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

The interior of the Ibn Danan Synagogue in Fez, Morocco

Fez, Morocco

Ibn Danan Synagogue

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

Meeting of the Mediterranean and Atlantic

Tangier, Morocco

Meeting of the Mediterranean and Atlantic

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

Garden at the American Legation

Tangier, Morocco

Tangier American Legation Museum

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Leila Alaoui Mural

Tangier, Morocco

Leila Alaoui Mural

Local authorities nearly destroyed this mural before a viral video rallied international support to save it.

Rick’s Café Casablanca

Casablanca, Morocco

Rick’s Café Casablanca

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

Hassan II Mosque

Casablanca, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

Items for sale in a blue alley in Chefchaouen. (magda-maciek/Flickr)

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

A postcard from the inside of the aquarium, dating to 1907 or 1908.

Detroit, Michigan

Belle Isle Aquarium

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis

Detroit, Michigan

Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Exploring the field.
Permanently Closed

Pontiac, Michigan

Pontiac Silverdome

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

The ramp up to the Space Needle observation deck on Boblo Island.

Amherstburg, Ontario

Boblo Island Abandoned Amusement Park

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Hunter House Hamburgers

Birmingham, Michigan

Hunter House Hamburgers

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

A motorcade drives past the Uniroyal Giant Tire.

Allen Park, Michigan

Uniroyal Giant Tire

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Dymaxion House

Dearborn, Michigan

Dymaxion House

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

McNamara Terminal Light Tunnel

Detroit, Michigan

McNamara Terminal Light Tunnel

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

Ypsilanti Water Tower

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti Water Tower

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The Tropical House.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Matthaei Botanical Gardens

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

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