Our final view of the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, near Mexico City. It was taken from the backyard of the Beatriz de la Fuente Teotihuacán Murals Museum.
Pyramid of the Sun View from the Museum
Pyramid of the Sun View from the Museum
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Murals at Beatriz de la Fuente Teotihuacán Murals Museum
Elaborate murals once tattooed the walls of thousands of residential complexes across ancient Teotihuacán. Today, many of them live in an unassuming museum within the archaeological site: The Beatriz de la Fuente Teotihuacán Murals Museum. Named after Mexican art historian Beatriz Ramírez de la Fuente, the museum houses over fifty millennia-old murals along with several artifacts recovered from on-site temples and palaces.
Mural at the Museum
Lighted Mural at the Museum
Colorful Mural at the Museum
Sculptures Outside the Museum
The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive stone sculpture of the Aztec rain god, Tlaloc. It weighs 168 tons, stands 23 feet tall, and is carved from basalt. Discovered in the late 1800s near the town of Coatlinchan, it was moved to its current location in front of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in 1964.
Monolith of Tlaloc
Sculpture Outside Museum of Anthropology
Museum of Anthropology
We planned a visit to the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, but it was closed due to a security issue.
Considered one of the world’s most comprehensive natural history museums, this famous institution houses four square kilometers of exhibits in 23 exhibition halls.
Museum of Anthropology
At Kentucky Derby Museum
Kentucky Derby Museum is the only place that brings together over 20,000 artifacts, 170+ bourbons, exclusive Churchill Downs tours, immersive exhibits, and a thrilling 360° film that will make a heart race and emotions soar as one immerses in the excitement of the Derby.
As one enters the museum, there is a statue of Mystik Dan, a 3-year-old colt that has raced from 2023 to 2024, with a win at Churchill Downs in 2024.
Mystik Dan
Kentucky Derby Sign
Euston Station Gates
On display at National Railway Museum, York, England are Station Gates, London & Birmingham Railway. Heavy wrought iron with ornamental locks bearing L & BR crest. These elaborate cast iron gates are from the Doric portico that formed the entrance to the original Euston station in London.
Colorful Pipes at Railway Museum York
A cutaway of a steam locomotive at National Railway Museum, York reveals the colorful symmetry of steam pipes.
Engine No. 390
National Railway Museum in York, England has steam locomotive No. 390 built in Glasgow, Great Britain in 1896 to haul trains of products to the ports of South Africa for export.
Milk Tank
Milk trains were introduced to transport raw milk from remote farms to central creameries. This wagon was used on the London, Midland & Scottish Railway which collected milk from Cumbria and North Wales. Tank wagon, No ADW44057, six wheeled United Dairies milk wagon with glass-lined tank, built in Derby 1937 on display at National Railway Museum, York, England. Length over buffers: 23′ 11″; width 8′ 7″; height 12′ 9″.
Railway Engine Wheel Design
An ornate wheel for a rail engine displayed at National Railway Museum in York, England.
Mallard Locomotive
Mallard is an A4 class locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley located at National Railway Museum, York. The A4s were built to power high-speed trains in the late 1930s, and their shape was honed in a wind tunnel to help them cut through the air as cleanly as possible. This powerful, aerodynamic masterpiece rocketed to 126mph in 1938, a steam speed record that was never surpassed.
The locomotive is 70 ft long and weighs 168 tons, including the tender. It is painted LNER garter blue with red wheels and steel rims.
Coach from the Past
A replica of a coach built in 1930, based on one built in 1834 – railway carriage, ‘Traveler’, four wheeled, 1st Class, Liverpool & Manchester Railway at National Railway Museum, York, England.
Rocket Replica
Rocket was designed by Robert Stephenson in 1829, and built at the Forth Street Works of his company in Newcastle upon Tyne. Though the Rocket was not the first steam locomotive, it was the first to bring together several innovations to produce the most advanced locomotive of its day.
This replica of Stephenson’s “Rocket” is housed in the National Railway Museum in York. The original has been preserved and is on display in the Science Museum in London.
York Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum in York tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. Visitors can see amazing rail vehicles including Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive and step back into the 1970s Japan as you climb aboard the Japanese ‘bullet train’.
Kayavarohan – Heritage Site
Kayavarohan, Gujarat, India is a place of great archaeological importance and the Archaeological Survey of India has listed Karvan as a heritage site and has set up a special museum for the remains found around this site. Karvan is one of the major sites of Indian Heritage.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry is a town in West Virginia. Paths wind through Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, which has 19th-century buildings, a Civil War Museum and John Brown’s Fort, a key site in an 1859 abolitionist raid. The location where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet, known as The Point, offers views of Maryland and Virginia.
Inside Winterthur
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. As of 2011, it houses one of the most important collections of Americana in the United States of America. It was the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969), a renowned antiques collector and horticulturist.
A Majestic Eagle Carving at Winterthur
Located in the lobby of Winterthur Museum in Delaware is a 3-foot high wooden eagle sculpture with a 14-foot wingspan.
Winterthur in Delaware
More than fifty years ago, Delaware native Henry Francis du Pont began welcoming visitors to his childhood home, Winterthur, to see its magnificent gardens and view his amazing collection of decorative arts and architecture. Visitors to Winterthur Museum and Gardens experience a 175 room mansion and will be amazed by the nature and extent of its holdings.
Birds at Carolina Raptor Center
Carolina Raptor Center (Huntersville, North Carolina) is a living museum, dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey. It is home to over 25 species of native and exotic raptors — hawks, falcons, eagles, merlins, kites and vultures.
Although in captivity, we got an opportunity to photograph some birds in their natural setting. Will be posting individual images of these magnificent birds over the next few weeks.
Birds at Carolina Raptor Center