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MarkTimeTravel

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Shark Ray Alley

Ambergris Caye, Belize

Shark Ray Alley

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

C.Y. O'Connor Horse and Rider

North Coogee, Australia

C.Y. O'Connor Horse and Rider

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

The museum's rooftop terraces overlook Piazza del Duomo and the heart of Catania.

Catania, Italy

Museo d'Arte Sacra di Catania

A quiet museum preserves the extraordinary relics, processional treasures, and centuries-old traditions behind Catania's famous Feast of Saint Agatha.

Main Post Office, Skopje, 1974

Skopje, North Macedonia

Post Office and Telecommunications Center

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

Dolphin Sunset

Hong Kong

Dolphin Sunset

Hidden on top of a ferry terminal is a nifty statue of three dolphins, and one of Hong Kong's best sunset viewpoints.

Buddhas

Hong Kong

Ten Thousand Buddhas ‘Monastery’

There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.

The People’s Treasure

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The People’s Treasure

Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.

Automatons clock at Thornton’s Arcade

Leeds, England

The Ivanhoe Clock

Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

18th Century Pirate’s Jolly Roger

Portsmouth, England

18th Century Pirate’s Jolly Roger

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

Row houses

The Rocks, Australia

Susannah Place

Converted into a time capsule-like museum, these terrace houses depict the living conditions of working class tenants from various eras.

Yee Wo Street Circular Bridge

Hong Kong

Yee Wo Street Circular Footbridge

This unique footbridge stands out among the surrounding buildings, and is a popular filming and photography spot.

Center of Mount Imbiah Battery

Singapore

Forts of Sentosa

Forgotten forts that were pivotal in Singapore’s military history.

Hill Road Taxi

Hong Kong

Hill Road Flyover

This striking high elevated road snakes downhill between densely packed buildings.

The Hepworth Wakefield

Wakefield, England

The Hepworth Wakefield

An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.

Upper Falls

Centre, England

Aysgarth Falls

The most impressive falls in Wensleydale once produced power to weave the uniform of an Italian revolution.

Dubai Mall Aquarium Tunnel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Aquarium at Dubai Mall

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

The Galata Walls.

Istanbul, Turkey

Old Galata Walls

The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople

Memorial Cross model at Caernarfon Castle, Wales

London, England

Center of London

The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core

The Al-Mansur in 1982.

Basrah, Iraq

The Wreck of the Al-Mansur

Saddam Hussein’s abandoned 1980s mega yacht is scuttled in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, its name meaning “The Victor”

Rock climbing

Llanberis, Wales

Dinorwic Slate Quarry

What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape

Porta Garibaldi

Catania, Italy

Porta Garibaldi

This elegant black and white striped arch is emblematic of Catania's resilience to natural disasters

Marshall Britannia steam monument

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yogyakarta Station Steam Locomotive Monument

A preserved ancient Marshall Britannia steam locomotive on display at a train station.

Jacob’s Ladder

West Perth, Australia

Jacob’s Ladder

Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.

The Great Siege Tunnels

Gibraltar

The Great Siege Tunnels

Engineering ingenuity during the battle of Gibraltar.

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