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MrsStu
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Places I have been to
I have been to Jim Thorpe Monument, The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park, Shoe House, Centralia, Eastern State Penitentiary, Mütter Museum, Waterloo Village, Monument to the War of the Worlds , Popcorn Park Zoo, Lucy the Elephant, Gillette Castle, Gungywamp, Holy Land, U.S.A., Bedford Limestone Pyramid, Eartha, Dogtown & Babson Boulder Trail, Paper House, The Witch House of Salem, America's Stonehenge (Mystery Hill), The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, Howe Caverns, Tahawus, Hope Cemetery, Dog Chapel , New Vrindaban Palace of Gold and West Virginia State Penitentiary
Recent Activity
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to West Virginia State Penitentiary
Beyond your average beatings and shankings, this pen has a pretty bloody undercurrent running through its history
Established in 1866, the West Virginia State Penitentiary continued housing inmates until 1995. At the time of its closing, 653 inmates were housed and guarded by a staff of 32 employees. The... »
Memento Mori, Intriguing Environs, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to New Vrindaban Palace of Gold
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Dog Chapel
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Hope Cemetery
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Tahawus
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
The town of Tahawus was once a prosperous mining town in the upper Adirondacks that has since fallen into decay and ruin. Within the upper works there are a number of houses located right on the... »
Ghost Towns | Edited by jack2ofalltrades, Sarah and others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Howe Caverns
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
A couple of myths compete for how Lester Howe discovered the caves under his farm:
Some say that his cows always pastured in the same part of the field. Howe, an astute farmer, noticed that... »
Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Annetta and 2 others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to America's Stonehenge (Mystery Hill)
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to The Witch House of Salem
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692
The Salem witchcraft trials took place between February 1692 and May 1693. During the trials 19 people were convicted and hanged, and one man was crushed to death while being tortured.
Among... »
Unique Collections, Memento Mori | Edited by Dylan and dylanotto
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Paper House
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers
Elis F. Stenman started building his house in 1922 as anyone else would, with a timber frame, roof, and floors. But when this mechanical engineer and tinkerer began constructing the walls, he... »
Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and wythe
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Dogtown & Babson Boulder Trail
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons
The location unknown even by many locals, deserted Dogtown in Gloucester, Massachusetts has been the focus of many a ghost story and urban legend.
Dogtown has a long history, started in 1693.... »
Ghost Towns | Edited by remlee, Annetta and others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Eartha
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Bedford Limestone Pyramid
One-layer pyramid in Indiana
When one thinks of pyramid ruins, it is usually deserts, sphinxes, and ancient mummies that come to mind. But the ruins of the Limestone Pyramid in Needmore, Indiana are of a more modern (and... »
Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture | Edited by M Rebekah Otto
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Holy Land, U.S.A.
An abandoned, religious-themed amusement park
In the early 1950s John Baptist Greco, a staunch Roman Catholic, had a vision of a roadside theme park devoted to God. By the end of the decade, he had created exactly that: a theme park built to... »
Ghost Towns, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan, michelle and others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Gungywamp
Gungywamp is either an archeologists dream or nightmare, depending on how you look at it
Gungywamp in Groton, Connecticut is the kind of site that can drive archeologists crazy.
First off it is a very messy story. The site, located in the Connecticut woods less than an hour away... »
Lost Tribes, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan, dylanotto and others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Gillette Castle
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage
High above the Connecticut River, Gillette Castle, only a shell of what it once was, still commands your attention. The magnificent castle, once the private residence of William Gillette, the... »
Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Lucy the Elephant
Lucy, the world's largest "elephant," turns 128
Lucy, the world's largest "elephant," celebrated her 128th birthday in 2009 in her hometown of Margate City, New Jersey. Built of tin and wood in 1882 by James V. Lafferty as a publicity stunt,... »
Follies and Grottoes | Edited by Annetta and michelle
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Popcorn Park Zoo
A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey
Established in 1977, Popcorn Park Zoo is a sanctuary for abandoned, injured, ill, exploited, abused or elderly wildlife, exotic and farm animals, and birds.
It houses over 200 rescued animals,... »
Fascinating Fauna | Edited by Dylan
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Monument to the War of the Worlds
Eight foot high bronze monument where the now infamous "Tripods" crash landed in the radio version of "War of the Worlds"
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Carl Phillips again, out at the Wilmuth farm, Grover's Mill, New Jersey. Professor Pierson and myself made the eleven miles from Princeton in ten minutes. Well, I --... »
Hoaxes and Pseudoscience | Edited by ronin and Dylan
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Waterloo Village
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities
Located inside the headquarters of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Mutter has a wide range of wondrous and curious displays, including the skeleton of the tallest man in North... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Josh and others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Eastern State Penitentiary
World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane
Thrust into the middle of urban Philadephia is what looks like a great castle, a massive and haunting building. However, these walls weren't built to keep Crusaders and robbers out, but to keep... »
Ghost Towns, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Dylan, wythe and 3 others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Centralia
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire
Though its exact cause has been disputed, the fire underneath Centralia, Pennsylvania ignited sometime in 1962 and has been burning ever since.
The town sits on top of a rich vein of coal, and... »
Fiery Wonders, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dave, Josh and others
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to Shoe House
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire
An eccentric and self-made man, "Colonel" Mahlon N. Haines sold shoes. Haines built his empire around his shoes, starting with the proceeds of his very first commission. He was well known for his... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and michelle
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March 6, 2011
MrsStu
has been to The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck
In 1890, J.J. Ott gave a remarkable concert for the Buckwampum historical society. What made the concert remarkable wasn't the music being played but the instrument Ott was playing. The instrument... »
Geological Oddities, Musical Wonders | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others
