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March 2008 issue

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

A monument to the devastation wrought by war and the hope for a future of peace, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), the former Prefecture Exhibit Hall, has been kept in the condition it was left in after the atomic bomb blast of August 6, 1945.

Ninety (!) readers sent in correct answers, and GERARD BROOKER of Bethel, Connecticut, won the drawing.

We thank Daissy Owen of Iowa City, Iowa, for sending in the photo.

July 2007 issue

Tomb of the Unknown Native, Punta Arenas, Chile

The picture in the May issue shows the Tomb of the Unknown Native at the city cemetery in Punta Arenas, Chile. This monument is dedicated to the indigenous people of Patagonia. Locals who visit the cemetery offer prayers to “Indiecito” (little Indian) and leave tokens of appreciation for prayers answered.

Thirty-six readers sent in correct answers, and GARY JAMES of Costa Mesa, California, won the drawing. We thank John Shank of Sacramento for the photo.

November 2006 issue

The Wailing Wall or Kotel, Jerusalem, Israel

Prayers going high-tech — September’s photo shows part of the Western Wall (a.k.a. the Wailing Wall or Kotel), the last remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Israel.

A sacred site in Judaism, it is open 24 hours a day for visits by the faithful, many of whom write prayers on pieces of paper and place them in the wall.

However, you don’t have to get on a plane to send a prayer to the Wall. Several websites have live “Kotel cams”; you can send your prayer via e-mail, and a live person will print it and place it in the wall.

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March 2005 issue

The Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island off South Australia

January’s photo shows The Remarkable Rocks, found in Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island off South Australia. Sixty-six of the 68 entries sent in were correct.

The winner of the drawing was FRED KOEHLER of Orange, California.

Our thanks go out to Robert Golden of San Francisco, California, for the photo.

And a belated thank you to Grace Newman of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the November ’04 photo of Bourdzi in Nafplion harbor, Greece.

July 2014 issue

Curvilinear Range, Irish National Botanic Gardens, in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

The mystery photo in the May 2014 issue was taken in the Irish National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, a neighborhood in the Northside area of Dublin, Ireland. The row of greenhouses is part of a structure called the Curvilinear Range.

Most of those who submitted guesses, however, thought the picture was taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, England. There's no mystery why the structures are similar. Dublin-born ironmaster Richard Turner, who designed the Curvilinear Range, was also involved with the design and construction of the Victorian-style Palm Houses at Kew...

April 2008 issue

Mundo a Vapor Museum (Steam World Museum), Brazil

February’s picture shows the front of the Mundo a Vapor Museum (Steam World Museum) in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The “train crash” is a replica of an actual incident in Paris’ Montparnasse quarter in 1895, when a train arriving in the station was unable to stop and crashed through onto the street beyond.

Three readers sent in correct answers, and TERREL M. EMMONS of Springfield, Virginia, won the drawing. We thank Grace Rickard of Borrego Springs, California, for sending in the photo.

August 2007 issue

Gospa od Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks) in Montenegro

If you are at the location shown in the June ’07 issue’s picture on July 22nd, you can take part in an annual event called Fasinada in which the local boat owners sail out to the island and throw stones in the water. That’s how this man-made island, Gospa od Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks), was formed in the first place.

The church you see today was built in 1632, taking the place of the original 1452 chapel. It’s located in the bay of Kotor in Montenegro.

Thirty-eight readers sent in correct answers, and DAVID COX and TAMARA COMPTON of Bellingham,...

December 2006 issue

Karen Blixen House in Nairobi, Kenya

A masterful storyteller lived in the house pictured in the October ’06 issue. It’s the Karen Blixen House in Nairobi, Kenya.

“Out of Africa” and “Babette’s Feast” are two of her best-known works.

Forty-five readers sent in correct answers, and EMILY BARLOW of Middletown, Rhode Island, won the drawing.

We thank Richard Alvernaz of Lakeside, California, for sending us the picture.