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Thomas Harper

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I am a computer programmer from near Pittsburgh. I have many domestic travel goals: the highest natural points of the 50 US states (37), as many US county highpoints as possible (92), US state capitals (30), Canadian provincial and territorial capitals (4), and Pennsylvania county seats (67 - COMPLETED), finding the strange, unique, and bizarre along the way. Internationally, I haven't been off of North America yet, but I wish to change that soon and do country highpoints as well.
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The two Frost Bank logos make up the eyes of the "Owl Building."

Austin, Texas

Frost Bank Tower

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Museum of the Weird, May 2018

Austin, Texas

Museum of the Weird

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Crowds gather to watch the bats fly out as the sun sets.

Austin, Texas

Congress Bridge Bats

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Captain Cook Statue

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

Captain James Cook National Historic Site

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

Murals of Maxo Vanka

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Murals of Maxo Vanka

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Randyland, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Randyland

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Blue Sky Mausoleum.

Buffalo, New York

Blue Sky Mausoleum

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Terry Fox, dipping his leg into the Atlantic Ocean.

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Marathon of Hope Mile 0

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

The Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park.

Division No. 9, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Tablelands

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

Green Belt sign in Emsworth.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County Belt System

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Harmonic Bridge

North Adams, Massachusetts

Harmonic Bridge

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

The site of the battle in 2007

Farmington, Pennsylvania

Jumonville Glen

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

Stratton Spring

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Mineral Springs

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

One of many Anti-Saloon League Cartoon

Westerville, Ohio

Anti-Saloon League Museum

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

Warren G. Harding Tomb

Marion, Ohio

President Warren G. Harding's Tomb

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

Mars Flying Saucer

Mars, Pennsylvania

Mars Flying Saucer

Could it have picked a better place to land?

Uncleaned parts of the columns.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mellon Institute Columns

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

Avenue of 444 Flags

Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Avenue of 444 Flags

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

It has been used in hundreds of experiments since 1971.

Athens, Ohio

John E. Edwards Particle Accelerator

A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.

Mothman statue

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Statue

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Inside the Mothman Museum

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Museum

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Wade Chapel altar and burials

Cleveland, Ohio

Wade Memorial Chapel

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

The Cleveland Arcade

Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Arcade

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Lincoln holding a rifle, freeing the slaves

Cleveland, Ohio

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

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