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• December 26, 2010 LOBAS has been to House on the Rock
  

  House on the Rock

  A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections

  During the 1940's, a man named Alex Jordan discovered a 60-foot chimney of rock in the beautiful Wyoming Valley. It was here he decided to build a house on the sandstone formation called Deer... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• December 26, 2010 LOBAS has been to The Dickeyville Grotto
  

  The Dickeyville Grotto

  A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

  The Dickeyville Grotto and shrines erected in the village of Dickeyville, Wisconsin on the Holy Ghost Parish grounds are the works of Father Matthias Wernerus, a Catholic Priest, Pastor of the... »

  Curious Places of Worship, Follies and Grottoes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by cmackie

• December 26, 2010 LOBAS has been to Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption
  

  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

• December 26, 2010 LOBAS has been to Cosmos Mystery Area
  

  South Dakota, US

  Cosmos Mystery Area

  A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't

  "Have you ever experienced a place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk? Have you ever stood on the wall or felt an unexplainable force?" So reads the promotional... »

  Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by

• December 25, 2010 LOBAS has been to Bishop's Castle
  

  Colorado, US

  Bishop's Castle

  The largest self-built castle in the US

  At the age of 15, Jim Bishop dropped out of high school after being told he would "never amount to anything." With the help of his parents Jim saved up and bought himself a two and a half acre... »

  Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, burleyque and 3 others

• December 25, 2010 LOBAS liked The Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa
  

  The Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

  The stones of Racetrack Playa leave trails of movement, yet no one has ever seen them move

  There is something utterly magical about the sailing stones of the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley California. Scattered about the desert are large rocks with mysterious trails left behind them.... »

  Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan, Samnite and 5 others