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William Davis

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I only contribute places I have visited! I'm a middle school teacher in San Antonio, and I love to travel to interesting places. I have visited Dubai, New York City, London, Paris, and many more places to come! I love showing my students pictures of my travels to encourage them to travel the world, too.

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'The Queen' replica on display.

Windsor, England

'The Queen' Locomotive

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

The line in the sand.

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Line in the Sand

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Boarded up buildings.

San Antonio, Texas

Portland Cement Plant Ruins

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Bee

Manchester, England

The Manchester Bee

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

Tent graves.

Sparta, Tennessee

Tent Graves of Mt. Gilead Cemetery

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

The bat roost.

Comfort, Texas

Hygieostatic Bat Roost

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

A portrait of the saint painted by her own blood sister.

San Antonio, Texas

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Painting

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

Together with shells.

Comfort, Texas

Seashell Graves of Comfort Cemetery

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

The Smoking Fence

West Lafayette, Indiana

The Smoking Fence

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

Beautiful mural.

San Antonio, Texas

Educación

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Flowers adorn the cemetery.

San Antonio, Texas

Memorial Park at UT Health Science Center

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

 The cemetery in the Fell's Point historic district.

Baltimore, Maryland

Fell Family Cemetery

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Field of stones.

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Branner Cemetery Field Stones

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

Graffiti from 1861.

Alexandria, Virginia

Civil War Graffiti at Washington's Tomb

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The Receiving Vault

Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln's Receiving Vault

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

Original city center marker.

San Antonio, Texas

San Fernando Cathedral City Centers

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Le Chat Noir.

Paris, France

Le Chat Noir Collection

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

The slave memorial.

Alexandria, Virginia

Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

A beautiful bridge.

San Antonio, Texas

Japanese Tea Garden

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Alamo cat graves.

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Cat Graves

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A breathtaking view.

Bath, England

Pulteney Weir

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The Fountain of the Innocents is one of the few surviving pieces of the lost cemetery.

Paris, France

Fountain of Innocents

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Courtyard monument.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bugsy Siegel Monument

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Cinnamon Kandy

San Antonio, Texas

Cinnamon Kandy the Circus Elephant

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

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