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• January 9, 2012 Irene liked Newgrange
  

  Newgrange, Ireland

  Newgrange

  The ancient druidic passage tomb that keeps perfect time

  Newgrange is one of a number of ancient tombs in the Boyne Valley in the Irish county of Meath, north of Dublin. Built circa 3200 BC, it predates Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. A passage... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Astounding Timepieces, Lost Tribes, Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by cha, Kwekubo and 2 others

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to The Cardiff Giant
  

  The Cardiff Giant

  Gigantic ten-foot tall stone man

  The Cardiff Giant, a gigantic ten-foot tall stone man, emerged out of the ground and into American life on October 16, 1869, when he was discovered by some workers digging a well behind the barn... »

  Strange Statues, Mummies | Edited by Sam E

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to Wall Street Bombing
  

  Wall Street Bombing

  Unrepaired walls from a 1920 Anarchist bomb attack

  The wall of 23 Wall Street is deeply scarred with craters. Ranging in size from small, missing chunks of limestone to deeper baseball-sized pits, the craters are all that remains of an oft... »

  Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to Coney Island Creek
  

  Coney Island Creek

  Waterway populated with abandoned projects

  At nearly 10 acres, Coney Island Creek is a sizable park-like area, especially for New York City. Occupying two sea inlets in Brooklyn, the Creek, once minimally navigable is now ... still... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

• January 9, 2012 Irene liked City Hall Station
  

  City Hall Station

  A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier

  The Interborough Rapid Transit opened on October 27, 1904, to the joy of New York subway riders. In 1940, the IRT became the 4/5/6 when it integrated with the city-owned New York Subway system.... »

  Subterranean Sites | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and 2 others

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to New York Transit Museum
  

  New York Transit Museum

  Ride the subways of yesteryear

  The New York Transit Museum is operated by the folks who know it best - the MTA. Who better to collect and display the history of the New York Transit system? The museum features "Steel, Stone,... »

  Unique Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to The Brooklyn Navy Yard
  

  The Brooklyn Navy Yard

  The modern industrial park

  The site of the Brooklyn Navy Yard has been used for hundreds of years by numerous groups to build and launch vessels into the East River. After the American Revolution merchant vessels were built... »

  Intriguing Environs | Edited by AllisonEng and Nicholas Jackson

• January 9, 2012 Irene liked Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars
  

  Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars

  Four cars from the old system remain on display

  The Brooklyn trolley cars went out of service in 1948, but they're still remembered both inside and outside of the city. The Brooklyn Historic Railway Association once owned 16 trolleys throughout... »

  Inspired Inventions, Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by aboychuk and Nicholas Jackson

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to Park Slope Plane Crash
  

  Park Slope Plane Crash

  One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn

  No memorial at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Sterling Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, marks the site of the one of the worst aviation disasters in American history. On December 16,... »

  Disaster Areas | Edited by allison and Dylan

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to Minerva in the Green-Wood Cemetery
  

  Minerva in the Green-Wood Cemetery

  A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies

  Founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries, the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn soon became a most desired location for the dead, and the living. By 1860, Green-Wood was... »

  Strange Statues, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by FungusFan

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to Wyckoff Street Mosaic
  

  Wyckoff Street Mosaic

  Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill

  In 2001, Susan Gardner began attaching things to the facade of her three-story brownstone in Boerum Hill. Incorporating anything from shells and buttons to broken cups and old CDs, Gardner's... »

  Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Microminiature art, Architectural Oddities | Edited by aboychuk, atimian and others

• January 9, 2012 Irene has been to Admiral's Row
  

  Admiral's Row

  Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished

  At the time of the Civil War, the southwestern edge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York was the site of Admiral's Row, a gated community of Second Empire-style mansions occupied by naval... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by anhie

• January 9, 2012 Irene liked Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace)
  

  Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace)

  World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace

  The largest carved onyx figure in the world, the Vision of Peace statue weighs 60 tons and stands 36 feet tall in the center of the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota. The statue... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by sammichaux, Nicholas Jackson and others