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Monsieur Mictlan

“Someplace between apathy and anarchy is the stance of the thinking human being. He does embrace a cause, he does take a position, and can’t allow it to become business as usual. Humanity is our business.”

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Places visited in Oviedo, Spain

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Places visited in Tlalnepantla, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico

Pyramid of Ehécatl

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

Monsieur Mictlan

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San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Valley of the Fallen

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

New York, New York

Irish Hunger Memorial

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Allison

Added by Allison

São Paulo, Brazil

Ao Rei das Mágicas

São Paulo's oldest magic shop has been hiding in plain sight for nearly four decades.

lethreep

Added by lethreep

The Birthplace of 'In Flanders Fields'

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle)

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Bordeaux, France

Miroir d'eau

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

SamM

'La Plaza de la Luna'

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

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Sanctuary Wood Museum

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Palacio Postal

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

esmetravels

Added by esmetravels

Tintagel, England

Tintagel Post Office

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

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London, England

Dick Whittington’s Cat

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

Gavin

London, England

Peace Garden at Tavistock Square

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

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Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

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Muslim Walls of Madrid

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

Vamsi Krishna

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São Paulo, Brazil

'The Indian and the Anteater' Sculpture

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

Monsieur Mictlan

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New York, New York

The General Worth Monument

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

London, England

Traffic Light Tree

A student driver's nightmare.

Genki

London, England

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

I Love You Wall

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

michelle

Added by michelle

São Paulo, Brazil

La Madone de São Paulo

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

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