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• July 1, 2011 Lescrosnez updated the Svalbard Seed Bank
  

  Svalbard Seed Bank

  Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity

  Your grandma is right. The bananas that you can buy today in your local supermarket are not as sweet as the ones that she ate in her childhood. There are many types or "cultivars" of any given... »

  Anomalous Islands, Extraordinary Flora, Natural History, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science, Long Now Locations, Horticultural Marvels, Repositories of Knowledge, Subterranean Sites | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and 2 others

• July 1, 2011 Lescrosnez updated the La Isla de los Alcatraces: Alcatraz Island
  

  La Isla de los Alcatraces: Alcatraz Island

  In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully...or so they claim

  Alcatraz, also referred to as “The Rock,” is rich in American history, more so than most people realize. It is the home of the oldest operating lighthouse on the west coast, a Civil War fortress... »

  Crime and Punishment | Edited by AllisonEng, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

• July 1, 2011 Lescrosnez updated the Hollywood Heritage Museum
  

  Hollywood Heritage Museum

  A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985

  Also known as the "Hollywood Studio Museum," this priceless collection of movieland memorabilia and artifacts has been collecting, preserving, restoring and maintaining early Hollywood treasures... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Genki and Lescrosnez

• July 1, 2011 Lescrosnez updated the Kemi SnowCastle
  

  Kemi, Finland

  Kemi SnowCastle

  Castle and surrounding structures built anew every winter

  Less than 100 miles below the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, beauty is fleeting. Each year, the massive SnowCastle in Kemi is reconstructed in January, only to begin melting a few months later.... »

  Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by atimian, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others