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I’m a marine scientist by day and a passionate, eco-minded, part-time traveler. Based in the Outer Banks, NC, I commute to various locations throughout the Northeast, exploring everything the Atlantic Coast has to offer, and more!
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Conch Shell House

Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Conch Shell House

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

Horton House 2007, the house was built in 1742

Jekyll Island, Georgia

Horton House

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

Showing the supporting posts and expansive limbs.

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Atalaya

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Atalaya

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Some of the 214 steps to the top

Corolla, North Carolina

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

'Robot in Suspension' by Paul van Hoeydonk

Andorra la Vella, Andorra

The Internal Garden of PlaƧa Casadet

This hidden courtyard in the Andorran capital hosts a unique contemporary sculpture park.

The Nobility of Time

Andorra la Vella, Andorra

'The Nobility of Time'

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador DalĆ­ sculpture.

Eggs line the top of the building.

Figueres, Spain

DalĆ­ Theatre and Museum

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador DalĆ­.

The exterior of the house.

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The haunted-house-like entrance.

London, England

The Clink Prison Museum

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Temple Church

London, England

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (Czech Republic)

Olomouc, Czechia

Holy Trinity Column

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Statue of Franz Kafka with headphones for size comparison.

Prague, Czechia

Statue of Franz Kafka

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Cloak of Conscience.

Prague, Czechia

'Il Commendatore' ('Cloak of Conscience')

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

World's Largest Lobster

Shediac, New Brunswick

World's Largest Lobster

This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."

The Living Water Wayside Chapel.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Living Water Wayside Chapel

Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara Falls Floral Clock

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Brock's Monument

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Brock's Monument

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

The Big Apple

Colborne, Ontario

The Big Apple

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.

Big Nickel

Sudbury, Ontario

Big Nickel

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

The "pods" suspended over the lake are abandoned today, but once housed exhibitions and restaurants.
Permanently Closed

Toronto, Ontario

Ontario Place

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

The Comfort Maple with red autumn foliage.

Pelham, Ontario

Comfort Maple

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

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