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Ruben Stemple

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I have loved traveling for years, especially to places that are not the usual tourist destinations.

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Earlier days in use as a resteraunt.

Retford, England

1960s Hyperbolic Paraboloid Gas Station Canopy

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

Hammermill where the Blautopf becomes the river Blau

Blaubeuren, Germany

The Blautopf

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

Directions to the grave of Lewis Carroll

Guildford, England

The Mount Cemetery

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.

Schiphol Clock

Schiphol, Netherlands

Schiphol Clock

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Stranger's Tomb exterior.

Boston, Massachusetts

King's Chapel Crypt

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

Holbrook Submarine.

Holbrook, Australia

HMAS Otway

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.

Smokey Bear.

Capitan, New Mexico

Smokey Bear's Grave

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Misty's taxidermy body at the Museum of Chincoteague.

Chincoteague Island, Virginia

Misty of Chincoteague

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

Mr Smith's Dream.

Manchester, England

Mr Smith's Dream

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

The Big Meat Ant.

Augathella, Australia

Big Meat Ant

Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.

"Land" by Antony Gormley.

Saddell, Scotland

'Land'

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.

The walrus.

Sunderland, England

Mowbray Park Walrus

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

Villa de Leyva

Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Villa de Leyva

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

Gilbert Hill

Mumbai, India

Gilbert Hill

A 66-million-year-old rock formation stands tall over Mumbai, offering stellar city views.

Van de Wall telescope.

Leiden, Netherlands

Van der Wall Telescope

Once the world's biggest telescope, it was later used as a coat hanger by a famous Dutch astronomer.

Section of the sewer.

Madrid, Spain

Caños del Peral Archaeological Museum

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

Bridgewater Monument.

Aldbury, England

Bridgewater Monument

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

Mark Twain's headstone.

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

The exterior of Quimby's

Chicago, Illinois

Quimby's Bookstore

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Mae West's falsies.
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Dearly Departed Museum

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Swedish phone booth.

Lindsborg, Kansas

Swedish Phone Booth

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

Bradford House II

Littleton, Colorado

Bradford House II

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

Woodward's Spiral Staircase to Nowhere

Vancouver, British Columbia

Woodward's Spiral Staircase to Nowhere

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

Water flows from the sticker covered pipe.

Anchorage, Alaska

Beluga Point Fresh Water Spring

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

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