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US: Palm Beach, Florida – Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

Here is the magnificent ballroom of the Flagler mansion, in its heyday and today. You can see carved moldings, electric chandeliers, arched doorways and windows and polished wooden floors.

Flagler Ballroom

US: Titusville, FL – Vintage War Aircrafts

This is a UH-1 Huey helicopter shown at the Valiant Air Command Warbird museum in Florida. Here you can find a collection of vintage war aircraft, photos, uniforms and personal artifacts of the vets, and you can even meet some of these vets as they volunteer to work on the restoration of these planes.

UH-1 Huey helicopter

US: Melbourne, FL – Zip Line Over Africa

At the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, FL you can actually ride a zip line over Africa at Treetop Trek Aerial Adventures. It’s really funny to watch the gorillas pointing up in awe at the humans flying above them.

Treetop Zip Line

US: Palm Beach, Florida – Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club

This is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. You can normally not see it from the road due to the high hedges, but when Trump hosted a press conference here concerning his nomination, the hedges were trimmed, and we were able to get this view. It was originally built by Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Mar-a-lago Club

 

US: Florida Space Coast Bi-Plane Rides

At the northeast corner of the Space Coast Regional Airport beside the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum is this sign advertising bi-plane rides. We watched as this bi-plane coasted along the runway and rose into the air.

Bo=Plane Rides

US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – Franklin D. Roosevelt Room

The Antique Car Museum has one room dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt, including this gorgeous bust.

Antique Car Museum Roosevelt Bust

US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – Cool Mailbox

The mailbox in front of the Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale is unusual – rims, spark plugs and what seems to be an oil cap.

Antique Car Museum Mailbox

US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – Incredible Car Lighter Collection

The Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale has this amazing collection of cigarette lighters from Packard cars.

Antique Car Museum Lighters

 

 

US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – 1909 Packard

This is a 1909 Packard Model 18 Gentleman’s Runabout found in the Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale. It has a 4 cylinder 18 hp engine with 3 speeds. The lamps and lights are all acetylene, with kerosene side lamps and solid white rubber tires. This is one of only 11 left of the 802 produced by the Packard Motor Co., and of only 159 total that exist between the years 1899-1915.

Antique Car Museum

 

US: Queens, New York – Over the Top Xmas Decorations

Over the top Christmas decorations on a private home in Whitestone. This is the same private home in summer and winter. What a difference!

Queens Xmas home