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Kalia_K
Travel lovin', future librarian who seeks adventures and learning where ever she goes.
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Places I have been to
I have been to Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque
Recent Activity
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August 30, 2010
Kalia_K
added The Titanic Museum
Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection
There are several museums dedicated to the Titanic across the country, but only one that also serves as the official home of the Titanic Historical Society and its collection of rare artifacts... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by Kalia_K, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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August 18, 2010
Kalia_K
added Skate 56 in The Belfry
Northern Ireland's church-turned-skate park
Nestled at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Newcastle is a quaint chapel that is home to the first purpose built indoor skate park in Northern Ireland. After a number of sectarian attacks on... »
Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Kalia_K and Nicholas Jackson
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August 18, 2010
Kalia_K
added Unclaimed Baggage Center
One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure
Ever wonder what happens to unclaimed baggage? One place it goes is Scottsboro, Alabama, to the Unclaimed Baggage Center, where previously lost or forgotten items find a new home. After a... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by Kalia_K and Nicholas Jackson
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July 7, 2010
Kalia_K
updated the Gullivers Pizza
You will never get bored at this Chicagoland Pizzaria.
With three locations, the 2727 Howard Street location is the place to go. The place is packed with gorgeous, museum quality pieces. There is also Victorian and Art Nouveau statues, bric a brac,... »
Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by mschaos, Kalia_K and others
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June 27, 2010
Kalia_K
has been to Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque
Site of one of the strangest disasters in history: a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph
At the intersection of Foster and Commercial Street in Boston’s industrial North End, is a curious historical site. Marked by a small, easily missed plaque is the location of a moment in Boston... »
Disaster Areas | Edited by michelle
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April 25, 2010
Kalia_K
updated the American Sign Museum
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January 15, 2010
Kalia_K
added Counterfeit Goods Museum
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January 14, 2010
Kalia_K
added Ancient Siam Miniature Park
All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle
Ancient City, or Ancient Siam offers something few other places can. A tour of Thailand's greatest architecture...via golf cart.
A park of reduced scale and full size replicas of the important... »
Miniatures, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Kalia_K and Dylan
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December 22, 2009
Kalia_K
wrote a blog post: A Murder Mummy Too Far: The Siriraj Medical Museum
From Atlas writer Kalia Kuligowski a field report from Bangkok's Siriraj Medical Museum. Not for the faint of heart or stomach!As a fan of the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, I was really looking forward to checking out the Siriraj Medical Museum once I got to Bangkok. So brothers in tow, we hopped in a taxi and headed off.Once at the hospital we followed the green signs to the museum, located in one of the hospital's many buildings. After signing in, we made our way upstairs to the museum's ...
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December 18, 2009
Kalia_K
added Miniature Moscow
Take a trip back in time with this 400 square feet model. Created in 1977 by 300 workers for the 60th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, is a very detailed depiction of the USSR’s capital.... »
Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Kalia_K and Trevor
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December 5, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Comanche, Survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn subtitle and description
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved
On June 25, 1876 the five companies of the US 7th Cavalry under the command of Gen. George Armstrong Custer were annihilated by a force of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne at the Battle of the Little... »
Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by afgustaf, Kalia_K and others
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December 2, 2009
Kalia_K
added BargeMusic
A cargo of beautiful music
New York is full of classical music halls, the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, but perhaps the most interesting venue for chamber music is on the hull of an old barge.
BargeMusic is a... »
Musical Wonders | Edited by Kalia_K
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November 24, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the PL Peace Tower subtitle
A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war
Measuring around 600 feet high, this unusual tower is located at the Church of Perfect Liberty headquarters in Tondabayashi. The tower stands as monument to all the perished souls of war... »
Unusual Monuments | Edited by Clinton and Kalia_K
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November 23, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Abandoned Village of Kayakoy title
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece
The deserted ruins of this once-bustling town are nestled against the Taurus Mountains, close to the world-famous beaches and yacht-filled harbor at Olu Deniz. Although the stone buildings are... »
Ghost Towns, Incredible Ruins | Edited by NME76, Kalia_K and 2 others
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November 23, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Hotel Ukraina description
Back in the era when they were built, no mere mortal could enter the Seven Sisters. Outrageous legends started circulating. Cold war paranoia set in and one rumor claimed that Hotel Ukraina's... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane and Kalia_K
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November 18, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Wat Rong Khun title
White Buddhist Temple with a golden restroom
In a nation of temples, Thailand's Wat Rong Khun stands out. Known as the White Temple, Wat Rong Khun is located in Northern Thailand near Chaing Rai. The project of well known Thai artist... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Kalia_K and Piedrasmagicas
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November 18, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Georges Island title
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor
Georges Island was farmland until the United States Military bought it in 1825 in order to fortify the coastal defenses. When first built, Fort Warren was a modern fort with a searchlight station,... »
Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by boaz sender, Dylan and 5 others
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November 18, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Astronomical Clock in Kryštofov Valley title and subtitle
Abandoned substation turned village treasure
The Czech Republic is full of astronomical clocks, most famously the Prague Astronomical Clock and the village of Podještdský is no exception. However, unlike the centuries old clocks in Prague... »
Astounding Timepieces | Edited by Alpha, Kalia_K and others
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November 17, 2009
Kalia_K
updated the Comstock Cemeteries title
Historic graveyard set against the barren Virginia City hills
Virginia City, home of Comstock Lode, the United States' first major discovery of a silver ore deposit in 1859, is also home to several captivating cemeteries.
Located side by side over many... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Kalia_K, Josh and others
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November 11, 2009
Kalia_K
added Eccles Dinosaur Park
Jurassic Park--A Still Life
Tucked away along the Ogden River Parkway lies the Eccles Dinosaur Park. Around one hundred dinosaur replicas fill the 8-acre park. The full-sized sculptures are based on actual fossil skeletons.... »
Natural History | Edited by Kalia_K
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November 4, 2009
Kalia_K
added Stalin's Bunker
In 1991 the city of Samara, Russia, located on the Volga river 700 miles south-east of Moscow, discovered one of Stalin’s bunkers had been hidden under their city since 1942.
Samara, renamed... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by Kalia_K and AllisonEng
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October 30, 2009
Kalia_K
added Glore Psychiatric Museum
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum
Located in St. Joseph, Missouri the Glore Psychiatric Museum depicts the 130-year history of the State Lunatic Asylum No. 2 and the overall evolution of the treatment of mental illness. The museum... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Kalia_K
