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James Springer

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

From my childhood days, I have wanted to know what was beyond the horizon. After twenty-two and a half years in the US Navy and fifty-plus years traveling the globe since retiring I have managed to see many Lands, which I could have only dreamed about as a child. Meeting people along the way and trying to understand their culture has been an extra benefit. To this day I still have friends I made fifty + years ago in distant countries. Travel broadens one's mind and outlook on life. One must take the first step.

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The memorial just outside the city wall.

Southampton, England

Pilgrim Fathers Memorial

A memorial marking the original departure point for the two ships carrying the early English settlers to the New World.

Gargoyle Fountain

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Gargoyle Fountain

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

'Where Independence Begins' Mural

Fort Worth, Texas

'Where Independence Begins' Mural

A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.

Lindisfarne, the Holy Island

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Lindisfarne, the Holy Island

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Th-th-th-that's all, folks!

Los Angeles, California

Mel Blanc’s Grave

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Tony Scott’s Grave

Los Angeles, California

Tony Scott’s Grave

A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.

Metal silhouettes of little readers adorn the garden grounds.

Fort Worth, Texas

Southwest Regional Library Demo Garden

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

Soldiers Re-Interred at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Bethlehem.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Bethlehem)

A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.

VC Bird monument

St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

VC Bird Monument

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.

The cave

Northumberland, England

St. Cuthbert's Cave

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

The Giant Spoon

Northumberland, England

The Giant Spoon

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

Leonardo's Horse Allentown PA

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

Sycamore Gap in 2022

Henshaw, England

Sycamore Gap

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

Cambridge, England

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

Texas Theatre

Dallas, Texas

Texas Theatre

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

Spur, Lampasas Texas

Lampasas, Texas

World's Largest Spur

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

Interior of the ruins with anchor memorial.

Southampton, England

Ruins of Holyrood Church

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

Barrow marker in Western Heights Cemetery,

Dallas, Texas

Gravesite of Clyde Barrow

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

Grave marker of Bonnie Parker.

Dallas, Texas

The Grave of Bonnie Parker

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

The Wool House

Southampton, England

The Wool House

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Saigon Central Post Office.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Signs to the offices that were once in the tunnels.

London, England

Down Street Underground Station

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

The more intact boat sheds.

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Holy Island Boat Sheds

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

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