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Iowa, US

Battle Hill Museum of Natural History

Ones man's collection of the natural world's strange and unusual

The Battle Hill Museum in Battle Creek features the collection of one man, Dennis Laughlin. The windowless building packs in more than 4,000 natural history specimens and wildlife mounts. Other... »

Wonder Cabinets, Natural History | Edited by Sam E, michelle and 2 others

Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones

When Paul Dobberstein, a young man studying to be a priest, fell ill, he made one of those promises to God that most people never fulfill. Father Paul Dobberstein promised that if he survived, he... »

Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Henry

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