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Alan Newman

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Retired university professor.

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  • Minneapolis
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Lee R. Baxandall Bridge

Palm Springs, California

Lee R. Baxandall Bridge

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Autographed P-51 Mustang with the mural behind.

Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs Air Museum

Shanklin Chine in 1910

Shanklin, England

Shanklin Chine

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

Hampton Court Maze

East Molesey, England

Hampton Court Maze

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

Defiance

Bakewell, England

The Baslow Monuments to Nelson & Wellington

Remnants of a wharfe which served a horse drawn tramwar from a local coal mine

Renishaw, England

Brindley Loop, Chesterfield Canal

The Toad.

England

Toad's Mouth

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

Intempo by the sea.

Benidorm, Spain

Intempo Building

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

View from the cable car.

Matlock Bath, England

The Heights of Abraham, an 18th century tourist attraction

George Stephenson's front door.

Chesterfield, England

Tapton House

The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.

Caves at Crewell Crags

Worksop, England

Ice Age Cave Dwellings at Creswell Crags

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

Stoodley Pike Monument

Todmorden, England

Stoodley Pike Monument

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Scramblers descending The Chimney, alternative path on the right

Penrith, England

Striding Edge, Helvellyn

St. Mary and All Saints Church's spire.

Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Roman Theatre of Cartagena

Cartagena, Spain

Roman Theatre of Cartagena

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

Looking up the tower from the museum ticket booth.

Cartagena, Spain

Cartagena's Civil War Shelter Museum

Looking East towards Cartagena

Cartagena, Spain

Bateria de Castillitos

The two massive guns that defended Cartagena Bay.

Peral's submarine in the Naval Museum

Cartagena, Spain

Submarine Peral

The world's first electric battery-powered submarine.

World's Largest Shoe?

Elda, Spain

Elda Footwear Museum

This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!

Statue of Shiva (painted gold in 2012)

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Koneswaram Temple

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

The Treasure

Villena, Spain

Treasure of Villena

A significant cache of prehistoric valuables is on display in an unassuming museum tucked inside a town hall.

Blacktip reef shark, the species of shark found on shark reef (photo taken in the Maldives)

Sri Lanka

Shark Point Reef

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

St Johns Beacon

Liverpool, England

St Johns Beacon

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Dove Cottage

Grasmere, England

Dove Cottage

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

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