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Jon Opol

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I like off the beaten places and obscure stuff. Shuttling between NYC and Manila. Insta (IG): wanderjon

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The Lusitania propeller with the "Three Graces" in the background.

Liverpool, England

Lusitania Propeller

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

Burke Building.

Manila, Philippines

Burke Building

The first building in the Philippines with an elevator.

High Above the Harlem River

Bronx, New York

Hall of Fame for Great Americans

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

Even at almost a century old, the Cyclone's size is impressive.

Brooklyn, New York

The Cyclone

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

Bellevue theater.

Manila, Philippines

Bellevue Theater

Once an art-deco theater, now a supermarket.

Facade of the Blanco Family Museum

Angono, Philippines

Blanco Family Museum

Collection of paintings by the celebrated Blanco Family.

Pedra de Lume

Sal, Cabo Verde

Pedra de Lume

An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

Kissy Boundary Gun

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Kissy Boundary Gun

A curiously placed cannon along a roundabout in Freetown marks the boundary of the old city.

The memorial.

Zaragoza, Spain

Leaning Tower of Zaragoza Memorial

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

Pause to admire Jože Plečnik's masterpiece.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Triple Bridge

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

The vault which safeguard the Jewish refugee plan.

Quezon City, Philippines

Holocaust Vault

A vault used to safeguard documents that allowed Jewish refugees to immigrate to the Philippines during World War II.

Besakih Temple

Rendang, Indonesia

Besakih Temple

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

Watch out for serious curves ahead.

San Francisco, California

Vermont Street

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

The highlandman's umbrella.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Highlandman's Umbrella

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Duke of Wellington Statue

Glasgow, Scotland

Duke of Wellington Statue

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Entire length of one side of the wall facing the main street

San Fernando, Philippines

House of Seashells

A house and its fence that are entirely covered with sea shells and giant clams.

These channels were once one of the most sophisticated irrigation systems in the world.

Mexico City, Mexico

Xochimilco Raised Fields

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

A statue of Balto stands in a place of honor in Central Park.

New York, New York

Balto Statue

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Aljaferia Palace

Zaragoza, Spain

Aljaferia Palace

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

Sunshine Lane

Brunswick, Australia

Sunshine Lane

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

Kiama Blowhole

Kiama, Australia

Kiama Blowhole

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

The Marble Throne is truly a sight to see.

Tehran, Iran

Golestan Palace

Iran's "Rose Garden Palace," built during 131 years of rule by Qajar kings, consists of 17 stunning structures.

Mahakal Mandir

Darjeeling, India

Mahakal Mandir

At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously.

The landscape of the island is empty and green, with many water bodies.

India

Majuli Island

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

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