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Oxford, England
The Eagle and Child
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The Dark Hedges
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Athenry, Ireland
Athenry Dominican Priory
Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.
Ireland
The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands
Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Corofin, Ireland
The Burren
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Wicklow, Ireland
The Round Tower of Glendalough
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Kyteler's Inn
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Washington, D.C.
The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Swedish Phone Booth
A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."
Arbour Hill, Ireland
Arbour Hill Cemetery
The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.
Los Angeles, California
Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
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Los Angeles, California
The Babylon Court
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Atlanta, Georgia
Margaret Mitchell House
The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'
New York, New York
New York's Adam and Eve Sculptures
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
Vatican City
Vatican City Walls
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Brooklyn, New York
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station
Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
New York, New York
The "Irving House"
Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
Monterey, California
Jellyfish Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The Kelpies
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
