The Cape Florida Lighthouse is the oldest standing structure in Miami-Dade County. The Cape Florida Lighthouse is located at the south end of Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The lighthouse was built in 1825 and guided mariners off Florida’s Coral Reef which starts near Key Biscayne and extends southward to the tip of the…
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León Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Central America. The León Cathedral is located in the city of León in western Nicaragua. Its official name is the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary and it is the city’s most famous attraction. Construction of the cathedral started in 1762 and work continued on it almost continuously…
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In Italian, Bellagio means a place of elegant relaxation. The Bellagio Hotel and Casino is an Italian themed hotel that is inspired and named after the town of Bellagio, Italy on Lake Como. It is located in the center of the Las Vegas Strip and it is worthy of taking center stage among the Las…
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Many of the legends of Ancient Greece have Mycenaean origins. Mycenae is one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece. The citadel is located near the seashore in the northeast Peloponnese Peninsula. Mycenaean is the culture that dominated mainland Greece, the Aegean islands and the shores of Asia Minor during the late Bronze Age…
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The American Alligator is North America’s largest reptile. The American alligator is a large, semi-aquatic, armored reptile that primarily live in the southeastern portion of the United States. Young alligators are black and tan but adults are almost completely black in color with coarse scales over their entire body. Their front feet have five toes…
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Thien Hau Pagoda is a small temple with lots of fascinating features. The Thien Hau Pagoda is a Taoist Temple that was built around 1760 by a group of Chinese immigrants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The pagoda is one of the oldest of the Chinese community in the city and has been restored…
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Garden of the Sleeping Giant features orchids along with native plants. The Garden of the Sleeping Giant is located in the foothills of the Nausori Highlands of Fiji’s main island Viti Levu. The mountain ridge near the garden resembles the face of a giant laying on his back or in the sleeping position, therefore the…
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Berliner Fernsehturm is visible almost from every point of the city. The Berliner Fernsehturm stands near the center of the city of Berlin, Germany. Its construction was started in 1966 and it was inaugurated on October 3rd, 1969. The tower’s original name was the Berlin TV Tower and was built to broadcast color television in…
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Parca do Comercio is Western Europe’s largest royal square. The Parca do Comercio is a large plaza in Lisbon, Portugal that is bordered on three sides by bright yellow buildings and open on the fourth side along the Tagus River near the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean. This waterfront square is where the royal palace…
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Paint Mines Interpretive Park affirms the phrase “colorful Colorado”. Paint Mines Interpretive Park is located about 40 miles Northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado and covers an area of about 750 acres. The name of the park comes from the Native Americans mining the colored clay to use for making pottery. The Paint Mines is a…
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Kastellet Fort is a functioning military site that feels like a park. Kastellet Fort was built in 1606 and is positioned at the canal’s entrance to the city center of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally built as the main fortress in a ring of defenses around Copenhagen. Today, it is still an active military fort…
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James Bond Island is as gorgeous in person as it was in the movie. Few travelers knew about this tiny island prior to the 1974 James Bond movie titled “The Man with the Golden Gun”. Before the island became world famous it was known as Khao Phing Kan but with its popularity the island is…
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