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Sydney Rose

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Interests

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  • Culture & Society
  • Death & the Dark
  • Food & Drink
  • Museums & Collections
  • Nature & Outdoors

My Location Interests

  • Boston
  • Chicago
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  • Los Angeles
  • Montreal
  • New Orleans
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Philadelphia
  • Portland
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
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    You've visited 25 U.S. states and are halfway to exploring all 50. Every state has its own hidden wonders, and you're well on your way to discovering them.

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Snorralaug

Reykholt, Iceland

Snorralaug

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

Blue Lagoon

Grindavík, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

The view when you dine within the greenhouse.

Reykholt, Iceland

Friðheimar

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

Whales of Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

Whales of Iceland

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

A Strokkur geyser eruption

Iceland

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Þingvellir

Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Harpa at night

Reykjavik, Iceland

Harpa

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

The Reynisdrangar from the cliffs above.

Vik, Iceland

Reynisdrangar

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Hallgrimskirkja

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The Bonaventure Jogger.

Savannah, Georgia

The Bonaventure Jogger

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Grave of Corinne Elliot Lawton

Savannah, Georgia

Grave of Corinne Elliot Lawton

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Colonial Park Cemetery

Savannah, Georgia

Colonial Park Cemetery

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

The Marshall House

Savannah, Georgia

The Marshall House

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The Paris Market

Savannah, Georgia

The Paris Market

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

The Waving Girl

Savannah, Georgia

The Waving Girl

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Lucas Theatre

Savannah, Georgia

Lucas Theatre

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Plimoth Patuxet

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plimoth Patuxet

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Betsy the Lobster

Islamorada, Florida

Betsy the Lobster

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

The Mai-Kai's roadside sign.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mai-Kai Restaurant

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

The execution ax and block.

London, England

The Executioner's Ax

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Thomas Thornycroft's statue of Boadicea and her Daughters in London.

London, England

Boadicea and Her Daughters

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Water still flows through

London, England

Traitors' Gate

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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