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rdbu

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I'm retired and love to travel. I enjoy the off-the-beaten-path places and off-the-wall things.

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The Djoser Pyramid (4,700 years old) and a camel (age unknown).

Badrshein, Egypt

Pyramid of Djoser

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The Colossi of Memnon, battered by time and accidental Roman damage.

Luxor, Egypt

Colossi of Memnon

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

View at one of the pathways of the cemetery

Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt

City of the Dead

An endless sea of white conical domes.

The Temple of Abu Simbel

Nubia, Egypt

The Temple of Abu Simbel

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Castillo de San Marcos from above.

St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Rota the lion at the Lightner Museum.

St. Augustine, Florida

Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota'

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Fort Matanzas

St. Augustine, Florida

Fort Matanzas National Monument

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The Ponce de LeĂłn Hotel.

St. Augustine, Florida

The Ponce de LeĂłn Hotel

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Pirate & Treasure Museum

St. Augustine, Florida

Pirate & Treasure Museum

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Treasury Street.

St. Augustine, Florida

Treasury Street

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone

St. Augustine, Florida

Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

The proud legacy of Don Juan Ponce de Leon.

St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Poker Game

Hayward, Wisconsin

Moccasin Bar

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

Shrine to Anglers

Hayward, Wisconsin

Shrine to Anglers

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

(Flickr/Trip Deezil)

Alexandria, Minnesota

Kensington Runestone

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

Big Ole

Alexandria, Minnesota

Big Ole

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man

Darwin, Minnesota

World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

It's not a gravesite—it's a future birthplace.

Riverside, Iowa

Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Gladbrook, Iowa

Matchstick Marvels Museum

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

Spam Museum - new location is 101 3rd Ave NE and is due to open April 22, 2016 in Austin, MN

Austin, Minnesota

Spam Museum

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Niagara Cave

Harmony, Minnesota

Niagara Cave

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

Holy Hill.

Hubertus, Wisconsin

Holy Hill

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ladybug Building

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

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