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educatorclaire

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Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Bikini Atoll

Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

Vanuatu's Underwater Post Office.

Vanuatu

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

Chiefs' Graves at Amelbati Cannibal Site

Walarano, Vanuatu

Amelbati Cannibal Site

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

Uma lulik in Oecusse

Lospalos, Timor-Leste

Uma Lulik

These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.

The treacherous road to the Pitcairn settlement. (Photo via QSL.net)

Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands

Christian's Cafe

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands

Wreck of HMS Bounty

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

The Tunnels of Rabaul

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

The Tunnels of Rabaul

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

Sunset view from the Old Japanese Lighthouse

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Old Japanese Lighthouse

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

Sandy seabeds

Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands

Taga Beach

A crystal clear beach surrounded by beautiful coral reefs.

Left side of the beach

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Bird Island Beach

A gorgeous gem on the ocean.

House of Taga

Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands

House of Taga

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

Old Japanese Jail

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Old Japanese Jail

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

Banzai Cliff.

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Banzai Cliff

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

Bourbon Street

Edmonton, Alberta

West Edmonton Mall

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The Big Head sculpture in Canmore.

Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

The Vegreville Pysanka

Vegreville, Alberta

The Vegreville Pysanka

Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.

A sign marks the 1925 edge of Athabasca Glacier

Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

The beaver dam as viewed from a helicopter.

Improvement District No. 24, Alberta

World's Largest Beaver Dam

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

The world's largest dark sky preserve.

Improvement District No. 24, Alberta

Wood Buffalo National Park

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.

Red Rock Coulee

Orion, Alberta

Red Rock Coulee

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

Big Rock Erratic

Okotoks, Alberta

Big Rock Erratic

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley

Drumheller, Alberta

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian Badlands.

Douglas's marker in Cedar Hill Cemetery

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Grave of Douglas the Confederate Camel

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Mammy's Cupboard

Natchez, Mississippi

Mammy's Cupboard

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

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