Journey+Around+the+World

Each group member will upload a photo(s) (if possible) of their FAVORITE "Historical Landmark" throughout the world that they have visited either alone or with family and/or friends. They will provide the name of the landmark, where it is located and why this landmark is their favorite. I have provided a few examples to get us started.









These pictures were taken when my husband and I went to Alaska in August 2011. I would recommend the trip to anyone. Pictures and words can not do it justice everything is so immensely beautiful and wildlife is abundant. (cburgess)

During the summer of 2003, I worked as an actress at The Lost Colony in Manteo, North Carolina. I played "Margaret Lawrence", a colonist, who came from England to settle on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As history goes, the colonist battled with the local Indians and struggled to stay alive in harsh conditions. They dissappeared by the time Sir Walter Raliegh came to check on them, leaving nothing behind but the word "Croaton" carved into a tree. The show was TONS of fun to do and see because it was performed outdoors on the very same sand the colonist landed on. It could be extremely ghostly and moving. Many famous actors got their start there, including Mr. Andy Griffith, who came to see our performance several times. The theater is located within a National Park and I highly reccommend a family vaction to the area that includes the beautiful beaches of Nags Head and Kitty Hawk, where the Wright Brothers made their first famous flight. (adavis)

This is the Epcot Ball at Disney's Epcot Center. Disney World is one of my family's favorite landmark and I love what Disney stands for and how they continue to make dreams come true. I believe that everyone should visit all that Disney World has to offer. (mchristian)

Welcome to Hogwarts!!!! This is Hogwarts in Universal Studio's Island of Adventure. I consider this a landmark because it's a way to see a wonderful place from a great book series, come to life. I would suggest anyone that liked the Harry Potter Series to visit, just walking up toward the castle is breath taking, especially if you ever dreamed of visiting Hogwarts while you were reading the series. (mchristian)

The following pictures were taken by me in Sevilla, Spain in January of 2008. I have visited Spain three times now and love it! The first picture is of the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, the Cathedral of St. Mary, or better known as the Sevilla Cathedral. It is also the third-largest church in the world. Christopher Columbus is buried in the cathedral, and the pictures under the church are of his tomb. (sbartlett)

When I was a child, I spent countless hours feeding the ducks, playing on the swings and looking at the swans at Swan Lake in Sumter, South Carolina. I finally had the chance to take my own children there a few years ago and it was just as magical as I remembered it being. (kburch)