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asdonkar

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Freelance photographer, holder of season tickets to the University of North Carolina baseball and women's basketball teams, Master of Library Science, civil servant. I like rock music, sweet tea, pedal steel played well, Fuji 1600 ISO film, the Band & the Rolling Stones, vintage dresses, HOKA trail runners, my Chippewa motorcycle boots, old rangefinders and Holgas, North Carolina beaches, pitching and defense, Gunnar Henderson, and chili cheese hotdogs.
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The church itself

Imerovigli, Greece

Holy Church of Panagia Theoskepasti

A stunning church overlooking the water that you will have all to yourself.

Spomenik Palim Borcima Ljesanske Nahije

Barutana, Montenegro

Spomenik Palim Borcima Ljesanske Nahije

A deserted site of Yugoslav remembrance.

Orange World's bright dome is a local landmark.

Kissimmee, Florida

Eli's Orange World

The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.

In Partnership With Experience Kissimmee
Gnomes Hill

Nicosia, Cyprus

Gnomes Hill

In a corner of the Troodos forest, tiny handmade houses make you feel like you’ve stepped into a real fairy tale.

Multiple houses near Monkbridge.

Heworth, England

Foss Fairy Trail

A quiet trail near York's city center features a series of very small fairy houses.

Wesley Memorial Monument

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Wesley Memorial Monument

Visit a memorial to the Wesley brothers, one the founder of Methodism and one a writer of over 6,500 hymns.

Merlin’s Tomb

Paimpont, France

Merlin’s Tomb

Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.

Remarkable Rocks

Flinders Chase, Australia

Remarkable Rocks

Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.

Bonnie and Clyde Death Site

Gibsland, Louisiana

Bonnie and Clyde Death Site

Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

Katherine Parr's Tomb

Winchcombe, England

Sudeley Castle and St Mary's Church

A ruined castle revived by a glove magnate, home to countless tales of bad luck, romance, and war.

The park officially opened with a lighting ceremony on May 9, 2025.

St. Robert, Missouri

Route 66 Neon Park

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

Sponsored By Visit Missouri
Observatoriet Outside

Frogner, Norway

The University Observatory (Observatoriet)

History, science or architecture fans will love this hidden gem in Oslo.

Old Ball Family Burial Ground

Arlington, Virginia

Old Ball Family Burial Ground

Through a gap in a chain link fence behind an auto shop is one of Arlington’s oldest family cemeteries.

Chandler's tumbleweed Christmas tree.

Chandler, Arizona

Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

The Jean Cocteau murals.

London, England

Church of Notre Dame de France

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Famous marker of a Queensland farm (Flickr/marj k)

Woombye, Australia

The Big Pineapple

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

World's largest prairie chicken.

Rothsay, Minnesota

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man

Darwin, Minnesota

World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The World's Largest Baseball, located in Muscotah, Kansas.

Muscotah, Kansas

World's Largest Baseball

This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.

The House of Automata

Forres, Scotland

The House of Automata

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

The Chained Oak

Alton, England

The Chained Oak

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

Forres Witches Stone

Forres, Scotland

Forres Witches Stone

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

The star of David at the south end of the park.

Riga, Latvia

Old Jewish Cemetery

Once one of Riga’s historically important cemeteries, this location is now a quiet park.

Main street.

Tinnura, Italy

The Murals of Tinnura

A small Sardinian village covered in vivid murals depicting a century of local life.

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