ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light


Did you ever wonder what it would be like to see things in the world that are beyond the limits of your normal vision ... like x-rays or heat radiation. You would have a lot more information about the world around you. Continue on for a tour of our world like you've never seen it before !!



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