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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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Galway, Ireland

Fiddaun Castle

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Athlone, Ireland

Sean's Bar

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

PBJelly

Added by PBJelly

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Idrija, Slovenia

Idrija Mercury Mine

This was the second largest mercury mine in the world and one of the oldest preserved mine complexes in Europe.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dragon Bridge

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Added by christianskotte

Postojna, Slovenia

Postojna Caves

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Lunarsynthesis

Added by Lunarsynthesis

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

AllisonEng

Added by AllisonEng

Matavun, Slovenia

Skocjan Caves

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Added by jloasby

Predjama, Slovenia

Predjama Castle

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Dampo

Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Added by Raphi Gottesman

Vleteren, Belgium

Westvleteren

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

In Flanders Fields Museum

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Antwerp, Belgium

Kulminator

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Brussels, Belgium

Délirium Café

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

chelseadeptula

Added by chelseadeptula

Bruges, Belgium

The Lucifernum

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Added by sabstorm

Gravensteen

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

daanphoto24

Added by daanphoto24

The Oracle of Delphi

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

emdrichardson

Added by emdrichardson

Hebron, Connecticut

Gay City State Park

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

e1savage

Added by e1savage

Nyack, New York

Clausland Mountain Tunnels

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

Added by arosoff

Closter, New Jersey

Women's Federation Monument

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

aboychuk

Added by aboychuk

Alpine, New Jersey

Cliff Dale Manor Ruins

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

57butler

Added by 57butler

Bridgewater, New Jersey

The Spot Where WWI Ended

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

larissahayden

Added by larissahayden

Haddonfield, New Jersey

Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

Johnmeszaros

Added by Johnmeszaros