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PT Barnum

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

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.

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.

Mothman statue

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Statue

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

New Vrindaban Palace of Gold

Moundsville, West Virginia

New Vrindaban Palace of Gold

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Inside the Mothman Museum

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Museum

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The main entrance into the Asylum.

Weston, West Virginia

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Assateague Island

Berlin, Maryland

Assateague Island

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Drops of Rain

Étretat, France

Drops of Rain

The Jardin d'Étretat is populated by over-sized raindrop sculptures that make funny faces at visitors.

Grot and waterfall.

Rydal, England

Rydal Grot

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

River Rothay

Ambleside, England

River Rothay Stepping Stones

These quaint stepping stones traverse the river that connects three of England’s most beautiful lakes.

Statues depict first four Asen rulers.

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Asen Dynasty Monument

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

The Grand Cayman after Ivan

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Thar she blows!

East End, Cayman Islands

The Blowholes

This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.

A daytime view of the grate, looking north on Lexington Avenue towards the corner of 52nd Street.

New York, New York

Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Pockwockamus Rock

Millinocket, Maine

Pockwockamus Rock

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

The Barnes Foundation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Barnes Foundation

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

The Annual Reminder Marker

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Annual Reminder Marker

Where some of America's earliest LGBTQ rights protests marched each Fourth of July

Philbert the Pig

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philbert the Pig

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

Confections of all kinds.

New York, New York

Economy Candy

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

Musée Hergé.

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Musée Hergé (Hergé Museum)

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

St Olaf's Church Tower

Tallinn, Estonia

Saint Olaf's Church

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Re-chiseled swastika

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Ghost Swastikas

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

(My Expat Germany)

Stuttgart, Germany

The Pig Museum

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

Casemates overlooking Alzette River

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

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