Legislative Office Building, offices of the New York State Legislature, is pictured in Albany, NY, Monday September 9, 2013. The Legislative Office Building is part of The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza and less formally as the South Mall).The Agency buildings and the Erastus Corning Tower are pictured in Albany, NYThe Cultural Education Center is pictured in Albany, NY, Monday September 9, 2013. The Cultural Education Center is part of The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza and less formally as the South Mall), hosts the New York State Museum, the New York State Archives, and the New York State Library.The Erastus Corning Tower is pictured in Albany, NYThe sun sets on the New York State Capitol in Albany, NY, Monday September 9, 2013. Housing the New York State Legislature, The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York.
The small town of Derby Line in Vermont was built on the border. Literally ON the border.
A black line marking the international border between the United States and Canada runs in the middle of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont Wednesday June 12, 2013. The 103-year-old building was built as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.Giant flower pots block the road crossing to Canada in Derby Line, Vermont
The border was even more porous when I crossed in 2011. There was no flower pots « guarding » the International border.
Canadian and American border is pictured between Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec, Sunday August 7, 2011.
The Milwaukee Art Museum might be the most beautiful building I ever laid my eyes on. I had the chance to visit the MAM in a recent trip to Milwaukee for my travel story: Milwaukee: beer, motorcycles and rock n’ roll. I could not photograph the Milwaukee Art Museum in the golden hour, so I don’t know if the light plays with it like the National Gallery of Canada (other photos here) in Ottawa, but it is a must see.
The wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) are seen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday June 28, 2013. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) has a collection of over 30,000 works of art serving over 350,000 visitors a year.The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in Milwaukee, WisconsinThe lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in MilwaukeeThe lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in MilwaukeeA corridor of the Milwaukee Art Museum
A decaying 1971 City of Detroit crest is seen in Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013.Vacated Michigan Central Station is seen in the Corktown district of Detroit Sunday June 9, 2013. Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) was Detroit's passenger rail depot from its opening in 1913 until the cessation of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988.General Motors corporate headquarters is seen in Detroit Renaissance Center Saturday June 8, 2013. General Motors Company, Inc., commonly known as GM is an American multinational automotive corporation.A woman lays on the ground to take a picture of a graffiti near the Eastern Farmers Market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013.Ford Field, Detroit opera house and Comerica park baseball field are seen from a People Mover station in Detroit entertainment district Saturday June 8, 2013.
Detroit Eastern Farmers market
A blacksmith works a piece of iron in Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013. The largest open-air flowerbed market in the United States, the Eastern Market is a historic commercial district in Detroit, Michigan.A man grills sausages in Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013.A Vendor selling colourful cloths is on an highway overpass at the Detroit Eastern Farmers market in Detroit
The 1932 Edison steam locomotive is seen in Dearborn' Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit (Mi) Saturday June 8, 2013. Founded by Henry Ford, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (more formally as the Edison Institute) preserves items of historical significance.The 1932 Edison steam locomotive is seen in Dearborn' Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit A vintage Stover Windmill is seen in Dearborn' Greenfield Village in Dearborn, near Detroit
The sun sets through the Maman sculpture in front of National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa Sunday April 29, 2012. Created by artist Louise Bourgeois as a part of her inaugural commission of The Unilever Series in 1999 for Tate Modern Museum's vast Turbine Hall, "Maman" is over 30ft high and over 33ft wide.
