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• August 7, 2011 LindseyB has been to National Capitol Columns
  

  Washington, D.C., US

  National Capitol Columns

  Our country's Capitol's former columns still stand

  In 1958, the sandstone columns that had supported the east portico of the U.S. Capitol since 1828 were replaced with newer, marble columns. Unsure of what to do with the columns, the U.S.... »

  Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by LeahC, Dylan and others

• August 7, 2011 LindseyB has been to Palace of wonders
  

  Washington, D.C., US

  Palace of wonders

  Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past

  The Palace of Wonders (now known as the Red Palace) has two floors over-flowing with an eye-popping array of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past. The... »

  Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by michelle, leiris and others

• August 6, 2011 LindseyB has been to Georgia Guidestones
  

  Georgia Guidestones

  A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason."

  In June of 1979, a man going by the pseudonym of R.C. Christian approached the Elberton Granite Finishing Company with the task of building a monument. He said that no one was to ever know his... »

  Unusual Monuments, Astounding Timepieces, Long Now Locations, Outsider Architecture | Edited by tralfamadore and Dylan

• August 6, 2011 LindseyB has been to Crypt of Civilization
  

  Crypt of Civilization

  The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta

  The Crypt of Civilization at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, is widely considered to be the first conventional time capsule intended to be opened on a specific date in the future. That... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Astounding Timepieces, Long Now Locations, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by mrobscurity, wythe and 2 others