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babblefu

Artist focusing on European castle ruins, cityscapes of medieval Europe and portraits of classical and Gothic horror figures. I perform a presentation to local libraries that connects supernatural characters with the ancient stone sites and historical people that inspired their stories.

http://www.stones-exhibit.com

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Three Forks, Montana

Bleu Horses

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

Sedgwick, Maine

Pushcart Press

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Added by katynick

Anchorage, Alaska

Diamond Jim's Liquor Store Sign

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances.

Added by Rain Salazar

Clanton, Alabama

Big Peach Water Tower

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

Added by DeuceICE

Sighișoara, Romania

Sighișoara Saxon Cemetery

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

ovidiuneacsu

Added by ovidiuneacsu

Brașov, Romania

Strada Sforii (Rope Street)

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

alexgherman

Added by alexgherman

The "August von Spiess" Museum of Hunting

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

michelle

Added by michelle

Pharmacy Museum of Sibiu

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

michelle

Added by michelle

Budapest, Hungary

Semmelweis Medical Museum

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

Dylan

Budapest, Hungary

Empress Sissi Statue

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Cave Church

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

Dylan

Budapest, Hungary

For Sale Pub

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

Budapest, Hungary

Szabo Ervin Library

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

michelle

Added by michelle

Budapest, Hungary

Magyar Rádió

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

allisonkc

Added by allisonkc

Budapest, Hungary

Szimpla Kert

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

cakahane

Added by cakahane

Budapest, Hungary

Elektrotechnikai Múzeum

Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.

Dylan

Budapest, Hungary

Righteous Among the Nations Memorial

A plaque bearing the names of those who dedicated themselves to protecting Budapest's Jewish population during World War II.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Budapest, Hungary

Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Budapest, Hungary

Carl Lutz Memorial

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Budapest, Hungary

Jewish Ghetto Wall

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

nicholasabateman

Added by nicholasabateman

Budapest, Hungary

Terror Háza

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

dzamonja

Added by dzamonja

Budapest, Hungary

Panoptikum Budapest

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Sandra Knisely Barnidge

Added by Sandra Knisely Barnidge

Budapest, Hungary

The Golden Eagle Pharmacy Museum

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Dylan

Budapest, Hungary

Hospital in the Rock

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

wasik