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shelleyaug6

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A traveler who loves going new places. If I must return to the same city, I want to see something new while I’m there.

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Site of the grave, looking southeast towards Route 4.

Brookside, Delaware

Grave of Thomas Ogle

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

Schoolhouse main door

Newark, Delaware

Iron Hill School No. 112C

This school was designed to support the rebuilding of African American schools around Delaware.

Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point

The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.

Darth Vader grotesque on the northwest tower of the Washington National Cathedral.

District of Columbia

Darth Vader Grotesque

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Spur, Lampasas Texas

Lampasas, Texas

World's Largest Spur

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

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.

A beautiful bridge.

San Antonio, Texas

Japanese Tea Garden

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

Berlin Bear.

San Antonio, Texas

The Berlin Bear

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

Naegelin's Bakery

New Braunfels, Texas

Naegelin's Bakery

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

B.C. era urn.

San Antonio, Texas

Roman Urn Collection at SAMA

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Alamo cat graves.

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Cat Graves

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Balboa Park Botanical Building

San Diego, California

Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Blue Mustang

Denver, Colorado

Blue Mustang

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Hamilton Pool

Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Egg from the Side

Wilson, Kansas

World's Largest Czech Egg

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

The old water tower and jail.

Wilson, Kansas

Old Tobias Water Tower and Jail

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

World's Largest Ball of Twine

Cawker City, Kansas

World's Largest Ball of Twine

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

A close-up of the plaque on the historical marker with a plush duck. (Wikimedia Commons)

Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge.

Lawton, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Buffalo Herd

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Center of the Universe

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Center of the Universe

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Miles the Monster

Dover, Delaware

Miles the Monster

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Cats lounging on ancient architecture

Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Vatican City walls.

Vatican City

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

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