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Places this traveler has marked as been there.

Exterior image of the library

Rockville, Maryland

Rockville Memorial Library

This library is designed to commemorate the work of the Human Genome Project.

Seaplane ramp in the bay at Isola della Rose, with Linate Airport beyond, 26 June 2025

Milan, Italy

Parco Idroscalo

An artificial lake that opened in 1930 as a seaplane airport, now a park for aquatic activities.

The entrance in Chalmers Close

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling & Witchcraft

A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.

The Tower of Voices contains 40 wind chimes.

Stoystown, Pennsylvania

Flight 93 National Memorial

Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.

The Youghiogheny River, which runs through Ohiopyle State Park, can be seen from several hiking spots.

Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

Ohiopyle State Park

Chase waterfalls, hiking trails and more.

The "face" of The Turtle as it currently appears.

Niagara Falls, New York

The Turtle (Native American Center for the Living Arts)

One of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places” is a building shaped like a giant turtle.

Witness the wonder of stalactites and stalagmites.

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Coral Caverns

Descend into a subterranean labyrinth of geologic wonder and local lore.

Stock car races around a dirt track.

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway

Hear the roar of the engines and the crowd at this nearly 90-year-old Pennsylvania track.

Near extinct in the late 1800s, bison have made a comeback.

Schellsburg, Pennsylvania

The Bison Corral

Witness these plains giants that nearly became extinct in the late 1800s.

Carnforth Railway Station

Carnforth, England

Carnforth Railway Station

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

The Pennine Tower.

Lancashire, England

Pennine Tower

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

Preston Bus Station.

Preston, England

Preston Bus Station

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

An aerial view of Liverpool Castle.

Rivington, England

Liverpool Castle

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

Gnome Island

Manchester, England

Gnome Island

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

Victoria Baths

Manchester, England

Victoria Baths

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

One of the rooms within the Pankhurst Centre

Manchester, England

Pankhurst Centre

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

'The Snowman'

Manchester, England

'The Snowman'

This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.

The Ice Age Andesite Boulder.

Manchester, England

Ice Age Andesite Boulder

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

Skulls in the Manchester Museum

Manchester, England

Manchester Museum

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Bentside Spinet

Manchester, England

RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

A Monument to Vimto

Manchester, England

A Monument to Vimto

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

The dome is somewhat precarious, but has hung on.

Manchester, England

Godlee Observatory

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Alan Turing Memorial

Manchester, England

Alan Turing Memorial

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

Circus Tavern

Manchester, England

Circus Tavern

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

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