Meeting of the Waters

 

The Meeting of the Waters Fountain in downtown St. Louis represents the meeting of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River.  

St. Louis Missouri

Making Music

 

Inside one of the rooms at the Musical Instrument Museum.  Instruments from all over the world can be found here.

Phoenix Arizona

Downtown LA

 

Downtown Los Angeles framed on the right by the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  The concert hall was designed by Frank Gehry.

Los Angeles, California

The Actor's Church

 

St. Paul's Church near Covent Garden is affectionately known as 'the actor's church'.  The church was built  by Inigo Jones and has been here since 1633. The people in the photo have gathered to listen to some musicians performing in front of the church.

London England

Santa Maria

 

Santa Maria delle Grazie.  The convent attached to this church is where Leonardo de Vinci's The Last Supper is found.  

Milan Italy

Wine Country

 

The Domaine Serene Winery.  Part of the Oregon wine country.

Dayton Oregon

Crystal Bridge

 

The Crystal Bridge greenhouse located at Myriad Botanical Gardens.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nelson Mandela

 

A statue of Nelson Mandela in the lobby of the United Nations Building.  It was created by Andre Otto.

New York New York

The Brewer Staircase

 

The Brewer staircase is located inside a home furnishings store called Heal's in London.  People come from all over the world to have a chance to photograph this mesmerizing array of spiral stairs and lights.

London England

Venus & Mars

 

This beautiful statue of Venus and Mars greets visitors to Villa Carlotta when they enter the doors.  The statue was created by Luigi Acquisti.

Tremezzo on Lake Como Italy

Villa Carlotta

 

The Villa Carlotta and gardens are open to the public to enjoy both the beautiful gardens and the wonderful art and furnishings of the villa.

Tremezzo on Lake Como Italy

Frank Lloyd Wright

 

The Frank Thomas House built in 1901.  One of many Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses that can bee seen in the city of Oak Park. 

Oak Park Illinois

Pasqual's

 

Cafe Pasqual's, one of the most popular Mexican restaurants in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe New Mexico

St. Paul's

 

St. Paul's Cathedral

London England

Taliesin

 

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's Arizona home

Scottsdale, Arizona

Stonehenge

 

Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain

near Salisbury England

Red Rocks

 

The beautiful red rocks of Sedona surrounding the Chapel of the Holy Cross.

Sedona Arizona

The Fine Art of Glass

 

Chihuly Garden and Glass is a spectacular showcase of Dale Chihuly's artistic glass making.

Seattle Washington

The Huntington

 

Inside The Huntington Museum. The Huntington is made up of a library, art museum and botanical garden. It can be a day long destination for visitors.

San Marino California 

Place Saint Michel

 

Place Saint-Michel with the fountain Saint-Michel in the 5th Arrondissement.

Paris France

The Bowers Museum

 The Bowers Museum is an art museum featuring pre-Columbian, Native American and the art of Asia, Africa and Oceana. 

Santa Ana California

The "Beaches" House

 

The house used in the movie "Beaches".

Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Coast California

California Gardens

 

The fountain at Sherman Library and Gardens.

Corona Del Mar, California

Radio City Music Hall

 

A landmark in midtown Manhattan, Radio City Music Hall.

New York, New York

Let's Go Sailing

 

An unlikely but popular sailing spot at Elephant Butte Reservoir 

Five miles north of Truth or Consequences New Mexico

Advising the Tourists

 

A historic figure giving directions to a tourist at the Minute Man National Park.

Concord Massachusetts 

Mark Twain

 

Mark Twain's boyhood home and museum.  The white building was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemons, better known as Mark Twain from 1844 to 1853.  

Hannibal Missouri

Roof Top Gardens

 A scene from the rooftop gardens at the historic Mission Inn.

Riverside, California

The Gardens

 

Looking down at the gardens at the Getty Museum.

Los Angeles, California

Brighton Pier

 

Walking on to the Brighton Pier.

Brighton England

Charles Darwin

 

A statue of Charles Darwin sits at the top of the stairs inside the Natural History Museum.

London England

Women of World War II

 

A monument to the women of World War II representing the wartime contributions of over 7 million women, 650,000 who joined the military service.  Located on Whitehall near the end of Downing Street.

London England

Palazzo

 

Palazzo  Comunale di Cortona at the center of town.

Cortona Italy

Palazzo Salimbeni

 

Palazzo Salimbeni is a Gothic palace forming a Piazza of the same name. In the center stands a statue of Sallustio Bandini an Italian archdeacon, economist and politician.  

Siena Italy

Floris Generica

 

Floris Generica is a sculpture by artist Eduardo Catalano.  It was a gift to the City of Buenos Aires and it sits in park surrounded by green lawns and flowering trees. The sculpture has an electronic devise the opens and closes the petals of the flower depending on the time of day. The artist says it represents all the flowers in the world.

Buenos Aires Argentina

The Lifeguard

 The Lifeguard tower on the main beach in Laguna Beach.  It serves as a symbol for the city.

Laguna Beach California

Union

 

A sculpture by artist Christopher Le Brun.  It's called "Untion (Horse with Two Discs)".  It sits near the entrance to the Museum of London.

London England

Sir Thomas More

 

A statue of Sir Thomas More.  The plaque below reads:

Sir Thomas More Kt 

Some Time Lord Chancellor of England 

Martyred July 6, 1535 

The Faithful Servant of Both God and the King.

London England

Pearly Kings

 

Two members of the Pearly Kings and Queens, a charitable tradition of working class culture founded in 1875.  These two were volunteering some time at the Museum of London.

London England 

The United State Capitol

The United State Capitol Building photographed on a winter day.

Washington D.C.

Mystery Castle

 

Built in the 1930's by Boyce Luther Gulley for his daughter.  He came to Arizona from Seattle because he had developed tuberculosis.  He started building this "castle" using mostly found items.  When he died in 1945 his wife and daughter were told they had inherited the property.  They moved to Arizona and lived here the rest of their lives.

Phoenix Arizona

Cultural Center

 

The Recoleta Cultural Center used for exhibitions and events.

Buenos Aires Argentina

The Getty Villa

 

The gardens at the Getty Villa will once again be open to the public.  The museum will open its doors today after being closed for 6 months following the Palisades fire.  The museum's contents were completely safe but the smoke and soot took its toll on the outside. The surrounding hillside once full of trees and plants is completely scorched. It is said that roughly 1400 trees on the property were lost.

Pacific Palisades California

Hodgson Mill

 

Hodgson Mill is a historic grist mill located on the Bryant Creek in Ozark County Missouri.  It was constructed in 1897 and is now on the Historic Register for the United States.  

Hodgson Mill still produces stone ground flours and baking mixes only now they are produced at a factory in Illinois.  

The Santa Maria

 

The Santa Maria weather vane sits atop 2 Temple Place, a building constructed for William Waldorf Astor in 1890. It is a replica of the Santa Maria that Columbus sailed to America and symbolizes the connections between Astor's American and European roots.

London England

An Elaborate Garden

The elaborate gardens of Villa Isola Bella are something to behold.  The gardens are located on the grounds of the villa on one of the Borromean Islands in Lake Maggiore in Italy.  This garden was certainly made to impress.

Off the shores of Stressa, Italy

 

Tall Fountain

 

This world famous fountain shoots water in the air up to 560 feet.  It acts as a cultural center point for the town of Fountain Hills while attracting visitors from all over the world.

Fountain Hills Arizona

Picasso in Chicago

 

This giant sculpture has been greeting passersby since 1967.  It's simply known as The Chicago Picasso.  The sculpture was actually left unnamed by the artist.  It's become a beloved Chicago landmark at Daley Plaza.

Chicago Illinois

Sherlock Holmes

 

The Sherlock Holmes pub.  One of the many colorful and historic pubs that can be found in London.  The building once housed a Victorian era pub but it was renamed The Sherlock Holmes in 1957.

London England

St Pancras Station

 

The St. Pancras Station serving the Eurostar Rail Line.  It's worth a visit even if you aren't taking the train.

London England