Monday, August 27, 2012
Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain overlooks Chattanooga, and it seems to be rumored that one can see seven U.S. states from here.
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain is a huge sculpture/carving/art work thing in Georgia that seems to be pretty famous. The rock itself looks pretty interesting, and it appears to be enormous. The art depicts Confederate figures or something, I think, but it's mainly the fame and the scale that are interesting I think. And perhaps the ride to the top that I think exists.
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate is one of the largest homes in the United States. The grounds and the mansion itself look like a beautiful location.
KVLY-TV Tower
The KVLY-TV Tower near Blanchard, North Dakota, at the moment is recorded as the United States's tallest manmade structure. For a while, I think it was the world's tallest manmade structure, until the Burj Khalifa was built.
Mount Saint Helens
Mount Saint Helens was the location of one of the largest observed volcanic eruptions in recent history. It also seems huge, and among some beautiful landscape.
Mitchell Corn Palace
Mitchell, South Dakota, probably gets most of its fame from its "Corn Palace". Why not.
Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock is a famous tall rock formation or something like that in Nebraska. Considering how flat this area is, it might be a neat thing to see.
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States
Near or in Lebanon, Kansas, there's this odd little area with a monument near the geographic center point of the conterminous United States, I think. It's probably not in the exact spot, but it's kinda interesting. There once was a chapel here that I think was the very one featured on the Kansas flag.
Spoonbridge and Cherry
One day on that Google Maps April 1st thing that looked like a video game, I found out about this sculpture called "Spoonbridge and Cherry", in Minneapolis. It was interesting enough, I think, to include on this blog.
Republic of Molossia
The "Republic of Molossia" is an area that a resident of Dayton, Nevada, claims as its own nation. According to its website, it seems that he's added a customs station, a monument, a memorial, a railroad, and a park. It looks like he calls his house the "Government House", and seems to have put up a boundary marker. A tour from the "President" could be fun.
Rachel
Rachel, Nevada, is near one of the top subjects of conspiracy theories and reported extraterrestrial activity (I think), a restricted area known as Area 51. I'm guessing that some businesses in Rachel have capitalized on this, and one might meet some interesting folks here too. It could be amusing, and a visit here could also be included on a journey through the sparse mountainous area of Nevada desert.
Glen Canyon
The colors of Glen Canyon look quite unique, and there are also a bridge and a famous dam in the area that could make for a neat sight.
Roswell
Roswell, New Mexico, seems to have one of the stranger reasons for tourism: a reported nearby extraterrestrial UFO crash or something in 1947, I think. Imaginably, some businesses play along, such as the local McDonald's, Walmart, and a UFO Museum. It could be amusing.
Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin, if I remember correctly, is the lowest point in the United States, located in California's Death Valley. This, as well as the interesting scene with mountains along the horizon and a bright salty-looking surface stretching for miles, could make an interesting stop.
Capulin Volcano
New Mexico's Capulin Volcano seems oddly placed, but still seems interesting, since for some reason (I assume) it's a National Monument of the U.S. National Park Service.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Babylon
Visiting the site of ancient Babylon might be a very interesting and eerie experience. It appears to play a very large role specifically in Biblical events, and in general history as well.
Persepolis
Persepolis seems to be one of the most influential cities of ancient history.
Coyote Buttes
In the Coyote Buttes, which I think are located in both Arizona and Utah, there is a feature called "The Wave" that looks fantastically beautiful. Here, it appears that there are grooves or waves going through the sandstone slopes of the Buttes in a spectacular fashion.
Hamilton Pool
In Texas, there's an interesting body of water called the Hamilton Pool. The photos seem to be exaggerative, so I'm not sure how impressive this place may actually be, but it seems that the outside shore of the lake is located in a Pantheon-like natural structure, with a magnificent round window of rock above. And of course, there's a waterfall here too I think, which seems to be described as cool.
Wulingyuan
The Wulingyuan area of China includes some amazing scenery, including the Tianzi Mountains that look more like pillars than mountains. The beauty of this area looks promising as an incredible destination.
Twelve Apostles
Don't why these things are called the Twelve Apostles, but they do seem quite neat. In the Australian state of Victoria, in the Indian (or is it the Pacific) Ocean... maybe the Great Australian Bight... these rock formations off the coast appear to be some very tall islands. Seen from the rim of the "mainland", or from the beach at the bottom, they're probably one of the natural treasures of Australia.
Borobudur
Borobudur is a Buddhist temple or monument or something in Indonesia, which itself is kinda creepy, but the structure looks kinda impressive. I'm partly including this since I don't have very much in Indonesia on this blog at the moment.
Meteora
Meteora is an area of Greece with large and tall interesting rock formations, known as a monastery location. It looks quite a spectacle, possibly a wonder of Europe.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Nuuk
Nuuk is the capital of Greenland, and probably the largest city/town in Greenland as well. Most Greenland towns look very cute and nice, with their colorful buildings and beautiful scenery, and Nuuk seems to have that as well as more advanced elements characteristic of a capital city, like a stadium, a university, and such.
Tasermiut Fjord
The mountains around the Tasermiut Fjord in southern Greenland look quite impressive for their height and their vertical slopes. Beneath, there appears to be a valley of green, and combined, the landscape looks fantastical.
Faroe Islands
I tried to make this entry more specific, but I found a bunch of beautiful scenes from the Faroe Islands. The cliffs look amazing, the towns (Klaksvik, Torshavn, etc.) look charming, and both of those elements seem to work together in fairly all right harmony. The whole place seems worth the travel.
Catatumbo
Around the area where the Catatumbo River enters Lake Maracaibo, a strange natural phenomenon is reported to happen. A spectacular lightning show, with perhaps 30 strikes a minute, happens most every night, if these reports can be believed.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, for some strange reason, belongs to France. It's mainly comprised of two islands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, that are off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The French influence here, in this small-looking place, could be a neat cultural observation. The island of Miquelon looks cartographically lovely because of its thin isthmus, and it seems to have rolling hills that could possibly be great for roaming around.
Tromelin Island
Tromelin Island is a tiny, probably unpoopulated, island in the Indian Ocean that belongs to France. There are quite a few of these kind of islands in the world, but this one just looks unique for some reason. Its sand seems quite prevalent on the island, and there doesn't seem to be much vegetation here compared to other small islands. Also interesting is the lone airstrip. Weird.
Pointe des Châteaux
Guadeloupe's main island's easternmost point seems to have an interesting rocky peninsula at the very end. It reminds me of the Cadillac Ranch in Texas, but this is obviously more... natural. A beach view of this and a mountain view of this could both be promising.
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