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Jim Dunn

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Live in Washington DC. Lived in several big cities. NYC is still the best. Grew up in upstate NY and love stories, exploration and history - found the perfect explorer partner.
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The Mouth of Truth

Rome, Italy

The Mouth of Truth

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Clifton Hill

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Clifton Hill

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Tesla monument at Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Tesla Monument

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

The Peacock Room.

Washington, D.C.

Peacock Room

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The renovated Civic Pharmacy sign, as seen in 2020.

Ottawa, Ontario

Civic Pharmacy Sign

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

Ottawa Jail Hostel. (Wikimedia Commons)

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Jail Hostel

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

Château Laurier, looking like a European castle.

Ottawa, Ontario

Château Laurier

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

The Rainbow

Montreal, Québec

Beaudry Metro

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

Historical "Farine Five Roses" sign on a cold winter night

Montreal, Québec

Farine Five Roses Sign

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Notre Dame Basilica

Montreal, Québec

Notre Dame Basilica

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Southdale Center circa 1956

Edina, Minnesota

Southdale Center Shopping Mall

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Outer Banks Futuro House
Permanently Closed

Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Watergate Fountain

Washington, D.C.

Watergate Fountain

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

Einstein at the National Academy of Sciences

Washington, D.C.

Albert Einstein Bronze Statue

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The Watergate Steps.

Washington, D.C.

Watergate Steps

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Wall behind soldiers.

Washington, D.C.

The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Just before sunrise

Washington, D.C.

D.C. War Memorial

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

You'll never unsee it now.

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.

With Washington Monument in the background, looking East

Washington, D.C.

Jefferson Pier Marker

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

An image of the Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter sit-in illuminates the cafe interior.

Washington, D.C.

Sweet Home Cafe

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

Byrd Theatre

Richmond, Virginia

Byrd Theatre

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

Man Controlling Trade.

Washington, D.C.

Man Controlling Trade

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

Minerva Monument

Brooklyn, New York

Minerva Monument

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.

The Brooklyn Theatre Fire obelisk.

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Theatre Fire Memorial

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

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