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I'm an avid 3D (stereographic) photographer, always looking for something interesting for my photos.
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American Sign Museum

Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Mapparium Globe

Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Replica "La Grande Hermine" abandoned and burned
Permanently Closed

Lincoln, Ontario

Grande Hermine

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang

Xian Shi, China

Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang

A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.

View from the water.

Bahamas

Great Isaac Cay

Bermuda triangle lighthouse, site of mysterious disappearances, left to crumble into the Atlantic.

SS Sapona shipwreck off the coast of Bimini, The Bahamas. Taken Aug 19, 2009

Bahamas

SS Sapona

A steamer run aground near Bimini lives a second life as a playground for scuba divers.

Thomas Hill Standpipe

Bangor, Maine

Thomas Hill Standpipe

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

Schiphol Clock

Schiphol, Netherlands

Schiphol Clock

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The Bridge of Flowers.

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Bridge of Flowers

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

One of the Peabody Ducks takes the stage.

Memphis, Tennessee

Peabody Hotel Duck March

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Piz Gloria, the revolving restaurant on the Schilthorn near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Schilthorn Piz Gloria

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

The Atomium

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

Venice, Italy

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

 The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

An aerial view of the Historic Pomeroy-Academia Covered Bridge.

Port Royal, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Longest Covered Bridge

Slated for demolition in 1962, the historic Pomeroy-Academia Covered Bridge was saved by conservationists.

Horseshoe Curve

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Horseshoe Curve

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Duquesne Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Duquesne Incline

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Monongahela Incline

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Monongahela Incline

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Several cars in the main gallery.

East Windsor, Connecticut

Connecticut Trolley Museum

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

The fully functional replica of the Turtle Submarine in CT

Essex, Connecticut

'Turtle' Submarine at Connecticut River Museum

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

The Nautilis

Groton, Connecticut

Submarine Force Museum

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

New England Carousel Museum.

Bristol, Connecticut

New England Carousel Museum

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

Mystic Seaport

Stonington, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Museum

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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