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Abandoned Beelitz-Heilstatten Hospital
This hospital complex was designed by architect Heino Schmieden and built in 1898 in the Southwest portion of Berlin near the city of Potsdam. Originally built as a tuberculosis sanatorium this massive complex was converted into a military hospital during World War I by the German Imperial Army. In 1945, after the defeat of Nazi Germany, the German nation was divided in two. At this point in history...
Inside Casa Loma Castle, Toronto
Casa Loma is a beautiful landmark and makes for an incredible venue for events. The former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt, Canada\’s famous castle is complete with decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers, stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens. It was built by Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt to fulfill his childhood wish for a castle. His dream took...
Dragons Blood Tree at Socotra Island, Yemen
Isolated Socotra, 220 miles from mainland Yemen, is home to a panoply of strange plants and animals uniquely adapted to the hot, harsh, windswept island. It has a tropical desert and semi-desert climate with an average temperature of 25°C and hardly any rain. The most famous and distinctive plant of the island of Socotra, the evocatively named dragon’s blood tree has a unique and bizarre appearance,...
Once Upon a Time Event 2014
Jared Gilmore, Michael Socha, Emilie de Ravin, Colin O’Donoghue, Josh Dallas, Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Georgina Haig, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and other cast of Once Upon a Time attended a gala season 4 premiere screening event at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.
credit: Disney | ABC Television Group
Ice Caves under the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska
The Mendenhall Glacier is a tongue of ice stretching 12 miles from the Juneau Icefield to Mendenhall Lake. At its widest point, the glacier is more than a half mile wide, with ice 300 to 1,800 feet deep. Rising global temperatures have caused the glacier to start melting—it has receded by about two miles since 1958. Water has carved caves into the interior, creating surreal, turquoise-toned worlds...
Hiking Mount Karamatsu Dake, Japan
The Hakuba alps lies from north to south in direction here with over 2,500 meters and nearly 3,000 meters high above sea level as Mt. Shirouma, Mt. Goryu or Mt. Karamatsu. Mount Karamatsu is just one of Nagano’s many landmarks. It is a 8,845 ft / 2,696 m mountain peak in the Hida-sanmyaku Range in Nagano, Japan. It ranks as the 22nd highest mountain in Nagano and the 50th highest mountain in...
Day at Oregon Coast
All 363 miles of the Oregon Coast are free and open to all of us. Which means how you choose to explore it is entirely up to you. The Oregon coast covers basalt rock cliffs, long sandy beaches and awesome tide pools, whales spouting off and breaching in the distance and beautiful sunsets. This photo was taken between Newport and Lincoln city along the Hwy 101.
Coastline at Depoe Bay, Oregon
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Vancouvers Biggest Zombie Walk 2014
The best event in Vancouver that is fan for spectators and patrons. Every year the Vancouver Zombie Walk grows bigger, with more participants of all ages, ever more creative costumes and levels of GORE, and more huge quantities of blood-soaked fun every single time. The Walking Dead became a real-life. Zombies terrorized the streets in costumes to pose as the living dead. The meeting point and Zombie...
Fingals Cave and Staffa Coast, Scotland
Fingal’s Cave is located on the island of Staffa, Scotland, It also known as “Uamh-Binn” in Gaelic, is well-known for its arching, cathedral-like geological features and emanating eerie sounds. Staffa is a beautiful and uninhabited island lying 6 miles north of Iona to the west of Mull and about 6 miles north of Iona. It is home to hundreds of seabirds and set within waters teeming...
Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 62 miles from the mainland of Belize City. This large submarine vertical cave measures 984 feet in diameter and 407 feet deep. With its beautiful, clear water and the variety of wild marine life residing in its depths, the enormous blue hole is a popular scuba diving...