VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2012-02-27

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Fort Ord (former)
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Fort Ord was a U.S. Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed in September 1994. Fort Ord was one of the most attractive locations of any U.S. Army post, because of its proximity to the beach and California weather. The 7th Infantry Division (Light) was its main resident for many years. When Fort Ord was converted to civilian use, space was set aside for the first nature reserve in the United States created for conservation of an insect, the endangered species Smith's blue butterfly.
While much of the old military buildings and infrastructure remain abandoned, many structures have been torn down for anticipated development. California State University Monterey Bay and Fort Ord Dunes State Park, along with some subdivisions, the Veterans Transition Center, a strip mall, military facilities and a nature preserve occupy the area today.

SR-71 Blackbird crash site
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An SR-71A Blackbird (no.61-7970) crashed at this location in the desert east of El Paso on 17 June 1970. The spyplane had been receiving fuel from a KC-135 when it suddenly pitched downward. The pilot then over-corrected causing the Blackbird to strike the underside of the tanker. Both Blackbird crewmen ejected and parachuted to safety as the stricken SR-71 fell to earth. The KC-135 was able to land at its home base (Beale AFB) with the damaged refueling boom dragging the runway.
The military removed most of the wreckage from the crash site then filled the impact crater, but many small pieces of the plane remain scattered in the desert.

Disneyland Paris - Main Street
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Skaggs family
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By: Dania.
Season 7, episode 22. Aired 03/14/2010.
The new site of the house near where the cattles of the Skaggs family are.

Rod Stewart Fan Club
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By: LancelotLink.

Site of the Battle of Yamen
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By: kjfitz.
The naval Battle of Yamen took place on 19 March 1279 and is considered to be the last stand of the Song Dynasty against the invading Mongol-controlled Yuan Dynasty. Although outnumbered 10:1, the Yuan navy delivered a crushing tactical and strategic victory, destroying the Song.

Concordia Cemetery
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By: daggerwell.
An old cemetery where many people from El Paso's past are buried, including the notorious gunman, John Wesley Hardin.

Cypress Alley
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By: Gill.
This private residence is a replica of the historic plantation home called the "Forks of Cypress." It sits on the northern bank of the Tennessee River near the historic Natchez Trace. A portion of the old Natchez Trace crosses the property on the south side between the rive and the house. The original plantation home was constructed in 1825 by James Jackson (known as the father of american horse racing). The original house burned in 1965 as a result of lightning and all that now stands are the massive columns that surrounded the home.
The replica was built in 2005.

Ranger Peak
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By: daggerwell.
Ranger Peak is a 5632 ft peak in the Franklin Mountains overlooking El Paso, Texas. It is accessible by hiking trail and an aerial tramway.

Stepan Razin Brewery/Museum
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By: WacoKidd110.
The museum was founded in 1995 to honour the 200th anniversary of the Stepan Razin Brewery. Known in Soviet times as the Kalinkinskiy Beer and Mead Co-operative, it was originally founded - with the approval of Catherine the Great - in 1795 by Abraham Friedrich Krohn (a German immigrant) as
something like a modern brewpub. The exhibition was opened exactly 80 years after the production of the first beer under the Stepan Razin brand. The name refers to the famous 17th Century Cossack rebel and pirate who became the hero of countless Russian folk songs and stories.

Ynyj Baltiez (Young Baltic man)
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Russian corvette 'Steregushchiy'
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By: WacoKidd110.
The Steregushchiy is the lead ship of the latest class of corvettes of the Russian Navy, the Steregushchiy class.

Fuente de la Alcachofa
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By: Manunza.

Paydirt Pete
Paydirt Pete is the mascot of the University of Texas at El Paso Miners.

La Pinata
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MV Boudicca

Peter and Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706-1740.

Icebreaker "Krasin"
Designed by the famous Russian seaman, Admiral Stepan O. Makarov and built in 1916 in Britain, the ship was originally named after the Russian mythological warrior - "Svyatogor". Renamed "Krasin" during the Soviet era, the powerful icebreaker took part in the rescue operation to save the
Italian polar expedition led by Umberto Nobile. During WWII the "Krasin" led Allied convoys, which brought strategic supplies, arms and ammunition to the Soviet Union. The convoys fought their way to the northern Soviet seaports, despite heavy Nazi bombardment and the constant threat of submarine attacks. Many Allied ships and cargo vessels failed to reach their destination, but the "Krasin" was lucky enough to survive. After the war the historic icebreaker took an active part in research expeditions in the Polar Ocean and led Soviet cargo convoys through the polar region. Rather than being destroyed (like the famous icebreaker "Yermak") to make way for more modern ships, the "Krasin" was preserved and restored, thanks to the tremendous dedication of its captain and crew and of volunteers and naval history enthusiasts.

The Palau de la Música Catalana
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The Palau de la Música Catalana (English: Palace of Catalan Music) is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montane.

Kobe Mural
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By: Manunza.

Università San Pablo CEU

Russian Navy Jack & other naval flags

Fuente del Neptuno

Volgo Balt 210

Museum of Sergei Prokofiev
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Fonte de Placa Luceros

Statue of King Alphons III

Glorieta de San Vicente

Museum of Water
St. Petersburg's Museum of Water is located in a former water-tower, and was presented to the city by local water monopoly Vodokanal as part of the
300th Anniversary celebrations. The water-tower, built in 1860 by Ivan Merts and Ernest Shuberskiy, was the first in St. Petersburg and marked the start of a proper water supply to the city, and now it houses a unique museum that uses the latest in exhibition technology.

Police in Madrid

Ghost Ship on Rhine
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By: QwertyKPH.
Looks like the ship has a ghostly image following it

Heroes of Soviet Union Zoya Museum
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By: Matheus_.

Puerta del Sol fountain

Glorieta de la Estrella

Mural

Fountain

Statue of Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the
October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years (1917–1924), as it fought to establish
control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a socialist economic system.

V.I.Dal Museum
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Garage Center for Contemporary Culture

Pyramid Olmeca

The Andrei Sakharov Museum

Walking with Daughter

Old Port lamppost

The Art Foundation

Kid on bike

Grafitti

Strange Sculpture

Sculpture

Woman on cell phone

Cross