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Auros Harman

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Places this traveler has marked as been there.

'Women of the Black Panther Party'

Oakland, California

'Women of the Black Panther Party'

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

"Bob" from OSH Mural #2

Oakland, California

Oakland Super Heroes Mural Project

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

The Elevated Acre

New York, New York

The Elevated Acre

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A typically cryptic, yet intense aphorism.

Twentynine Palms, California

Samuelson's Rocks

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

A spot if tea to tide you over. 2 hour dirt road to see the racetrack.

Inyo County, California

Teakettle Junction

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Thomas Isaac Log Cabin

Ellicott City, Maryland

Thomas Isaac Log Cabin

A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.

Bike ride they Modica Way

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Modica Way

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Aircraft on display.

College Park, Maryland

College Park Airport and Aviation Museum

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

Restored Endale Arch in 2020

Brooklyn, New York

Endale Arch

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

Cold Spring Arch Bridge from Stagecoach Road

Santa Barbara, California

Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Welcome to Bodie, Ca

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The ghost town.

Keeler, California

Cerro Gordo

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

Lipstick, flowers

Los Angeles, California

Marilyn Monroe's Crypt

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Spritz Cookie Gravestone

Brooklyn, New York

Spritz Cookie Gravestone

This recipe is set in stone.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Heinold’s First and Last Chance 2007. (Wikimedia Commons)

Oakland, California

Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The statue from the front inside Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, New York

'Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness'

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

General view of the fence

Barcelona, Spain

The Güell Pavillions Dragon Gate

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Rock and line from afar

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn-Flatbush Border Line

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

Pride Madness, 1730

San Jose, California

Show Your Stripes

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

The Kiss of Death

Barcelona, Spain

'El Petó de la Mort' ('The Kiss of Death')

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

"Subtile."

West Sacramento, California

'Subtile' Sculpture

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Many ornate statues and obelisks are used as markers here.

Sacramento, California

Sacramento Old City Cemetery

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

The exterior.

Sacramento, California

Vic's Ice Cream Parlor

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

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