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Mac Carey

Mac Carey is a freelance writer from Virginia whose work has appeared in Texas Monthly, Washingtonian, and Not for Tourists. She lives in northern Virginia, and dreams of moving to the country to live in something old and made of stone, preferably with a secret passage and/or hedge maze.

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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

Added by heshsf

Hamer, South Carolina

South of the Border

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Added by mgward

Wilmington, North Carolina

Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Added by tommiallen1

Istanbul, Turkey

Obelisk of Theodosius

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Added by kirbyf

Vienna, Austria

Ausgrabungen Michaelerplatz

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Fort Washington, Maryland

Woodrow Wilson Bridge

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Added by carlsont

Baltimore, Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe's Grave

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Added by pozz4123

Luray, Virginia

The Great Stalacpipe Organ

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Broad Run, Virginia

Ruins of the Chapman Beverley Mill

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

Added by kjens87

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ruby Falls

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

vivianilene

Added by vivianilene

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Walnut Street Bridge

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Chuck Flynn

Added by Chuck Flynn

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

sulliii

Added by sulliii

Tucson, Arizona

Rattlesnake Bridge

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Beirut, Lebanon

The Egg

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

Justin Higginbottom

Added by Justin Higginbottom

Saint-Pierre, Martinique

The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

Dylan

London, England

The Sherlock Holmes Museum

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Selçuk, Turkey

Basilica of St. John

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dragon Bridge

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Added by christianskotte

Citadel of Saladin

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Added by jessiedevin

Québec City, Québec

Château Frontenac

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Street of the Knights

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

Aika

Salihli, Turkey

Sardis

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Asansör

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden