A collection of random photos from around the world that jump out at me for one reason or another (hopefully explained in the comments)
1977 Death Valley, CA. These buggies are no longer on display at Furnace Creek (removed in 2019)
1985 - San Juan, Puerto Rico, in front of Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud.
The chapel was built to commemorate a miraculous save during a horse race!
The…
The chapel was built to commemorate a miraculous save during a horse race!
The…
1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary: Cool Runnings, Jamaican sled team In 1987, an American diplomat named George Fitch, who was living in Jamaica, saw a local…
1991 - De Wallen Red Light district, Amsterdam
The name "De Wallen" literally means "The Walls" in Dutch.
The district is situated in the oldest part of…
The name "De Wallen" literally means "The Walls" in Dutch.
The district is situated in the oldest part of…
1994 - Mythimna, Lesbos, Greece
The medieval name Molyvos (which replaced the ancient name Methymna) may have come from the French phrase "Mont d'olives," or…
The medieval name Molyvos (which replaced the ancient name Methymna) may have come from the French phrase "Mont d'olives," or…
1994 - Thassos, Greece
The ancient city walls surrounding Thassos Town were so formidable and precisely built—using huge blocks of gleaming white Thassian…
The ancient city walls surrounding Thassos Town were so formidable and precisely built—using huge blocks of gleaming white Thassian…
Subsea 7: North Sea undersea oil pipeline - 7 mile section. Near WIck, Scotland
The facility uses a dedicated, working narrow-gauge railway to build and launch…
The facility uses a dedicated, working narrow-gauge railway to build and launch…
1998 - Stratford, England
Narrowboats on the river Avon
The Avon Ring contains the longest single flight of locks in the entire United Kingdom!
The Tardebigge…
Narrowboats on the river Avon
The Avon Ring contains the longest single flight of locks in the entire United Kingdom!
The Tardebigge…
2006 - Chapel Bridge, Lucerne, Switzerland. . Landmark 1300s wooden bridge with grand stone water tower & a roof decorated with 17th-century art.
The triangular…
The triangular…
1998 - Inveraray, Scotland
The entire town of Inveraray was completely demolished and rebuilt in the 18th century for aesthetic reasons!
The original medieval…
The entire town of Inveraray was completely demolished and rebuilt in the 18th century for aesthetic reasons!
The original medieval…
1998 Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas
The current downtown horseshoe-shaped section of the River Walk was originally planned to be paved over and turned into a…
The current downtown horseshoe-shaped section of the River Walk was originally planned to be paved over and turned into a…
2000 - Chora, Serifos, Greece
The church sits on the highest spot of the entire settlement, at an altitude of about 251 meters, right where the ruins of the…
The church sits on the highest spot of the entire settlement, at an altitude of about 251 meters, right where the ruins of the…
2000 - , Serifos, Greece
The Cathedral, built around 1820, is a beautiful example of traditional Cycladic church architecture. Yet, it stands side-by-side on…
The Cathedral, built around 1820, is a beautiful example of traditional Cycladic church architecture. Yet, it stands side-by-side on…
2000 - Aegina, Greece
From 1827 to 1829, right after the end of the Greek War of Independence, the newly liberated country needed a temporary, secure seat of…
From 1827 to 1829, right after the end of the Greek War of Independence, the newly liberated country needed a temporary, secure seat of…
2004 - Ipanema Beach, Rio, Brazil
The most recognizable and enduring sand sculptures on Copacabana/Ipanema Beaches are not the famous landmarks like Christ the…
The most recognizable and enduring sand sculptures on Copacabana/Ipanema Beaches are not the famous landmarks like Christ the…
2006 - Rio della Veste, Venice, Italy
The Rio della Veste flows directly behind the world-renowned Teatro La Fenice opera house.
This canal is the opera…
The Rio della Veste flows directly behind the world-renowned Teatro La Fenice opera house.
This canal is the opera…
2007 - Sintra, Portugal
The town is built on the steep slopes of the Serra de Sintra mountain range. Rather than try to level the land, the Moors embraced the…
The town is built on the steep slopes of the Serra de Sintra mountain range. Rather than try to level the land, the Moors embraced the…
2007 The Charging Bull of Wall St New York
Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica created the massive, 7,100-pound bronze bull at his own expense after the…
Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica created the massive, 7,100-pound bronze bull at his own expense after the…
2009 - Mohave Desert, Ca
In 1944, a man named Curtis Howe Springer, who falsely claimed to be a doctor and a minister, squatted on federal land near a natural…
In 1944, a man named Curtis Howe Springer, who falsely claimed to be a doctor and a minister, squatted on federal land near a natural…
Hunt had only recently joined McLaren for the 1976 Formula One World Championship season. Although…