Windsor RuinsBruinsburg, MississippiOne of Mississippi’s most fantastic secrets, hidden away in the swamps out in the middle of nowhere, are the ghostly remains of the Windsor plantation. The Windsor plantation was built from 1859-1861. The plantation was built, owned, and first inhabited by Smith Daniell who only was able to live in the mansion [...]
Big Island
Pu-ukohola heiau National Historic Site / Kohala
Kona, Big Island, Hawaii
Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site is located right off to the side of the infamous Outrigger Hotel. It is a National Register historic site that preserves the ruins of one of Hawaii’s most major native temples. The temple existed from the time that Kamehameha I [...]
Alta Ghost Town
Alta (near Telluride), ColoradoElevation: ca. 11,800 ft.
The remnants of this ghost town still remain, some as little as heaps of wood, others as frames, and some as full structures. Alta was a small mining town between Telluride and Rico housing a population of a few hundred. Gold was discovered here first in [...]
Mons, Belgium
Population [2006] is 91,221 (47.78% male / 52.22% female)
Mons is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut and is considered a Walloon city (French). At Spiennes some of the best flint tools in Europe were found dating from the Neolithic period and were the first signs of activity in the [...]
Begijnhof and Chapel *Zandvoorterweg 78 * 2111 GZ Aerdenhout * Tel. 023-5246229 * Fax. 023-5440081 * info: info@stille-omgang.nl * website: www.stille-omgang.nl
Amsterdam, Hollandhttp://www.begijnhofamsterdam.nl/It was here, at the Begijnhof that a few days before Palm Sunday on March 15, 1345 a sick man in the Kalverstraat took the Sacrament of the sick from the local priest. [...]
The Old Church (Oude Kerk) in the Red Light District* http://www.oudekerk.nl/ * Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThe Oude Kerk is the oldest parish church in Amsterdam. It was consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht and is located in the De Wallen, Amsterdam’s main red-light district. The church spans over 3,000 square meters. Its foundation was [...]
Castle Marionburg, Germany
Fortress Marienberg / Castle Marionburghttp://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/objects/wu_fest.htm* Festung Marienberg * Nr. 239 * 97082 Würzburg * Telephone (09 31) 3 55 17-50 *
Festung Marienberg is a humongous fortress along the Main river in Wurzburg, Germany. A fort since ancient times, it is one of the most prominent landmarks along the Main. Originally a Celtic [...]
Entering Wurzburg
Wurzburg, Germany
Wurzburg is a Franconia city in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Main River approximately 120 kms from Frankfurt and Nuremberg by road and it is a center for culture, exports, trade, and commerce. It is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken. It is a German speaking city [...]
Cathedral, Ansbach, Germany
Ansbacher MarkgrafengruftAnsbach, Germany
Underneath the Gumbertuskirche is a crypt called the Grablege der Markgrafen or Ansbacher Markgrafengruft. Here some very important people are buried, with their caskets/coffins available for you to view during set hours with a custodian present to tell you the histories. The Solms-Laubach: Sophie (1594-1651) - spouse of Joachim Ernst (1583-1625) [...]
Veste Lichtenau (Castle Lichtenau)Staatsarchiv Nürnberg * Von-Heydeck-Strasse 3 * 91586 Lichtenau * Tel. 09827/92790
Along the Castle road, down in Bavaria, lies an impressive fortress that now holds the state archives of Nurnberg. This is “Veste Lichtenau”. Massive walls with formidable towers, this fortress served as the model for the Nuremberg Castle and reminds us [...]