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Nathan_Risinger
We don't know anything about this user yet... how mysterious!
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Recent Activity
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September 2, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Tuol Seng
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August 24, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Cherrapunji
Known as the wettest place on earth
Cherrapunji, located in the East Khasi Hills in the Indian state of Meghalaya, holds the dubious honor being the "wettest" place on earth. The average yearly rainfall of the region fluctuates from... »
Natural Wonders, Weird Weather Phenomena | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and 2 others
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August 24, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Cumberland Falls
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August 23, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Lower Otay Reservoir
The American rainmaker and a burst dam
Most reservoirs have relatively mundane histories, filled with the steady accumulation and dispersal of water. Lower Otay Reservoir, an artificial lake in San Diego County California, however,... »
Watery Wonders | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, wythe and 2 others
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July 22, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Linley Sambourne House
Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it
The Linley Sambourne house is situated on a quiet street in southwest London. From the outside, it looks like any of the other houses on the street. But the inside can transport visitors back in... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Nicholas Jackson
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July 15, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Wonderful Barn
Corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland
Barns tend to be thought of as big, red, wooden and filled with hay and farming tools. Or at least that seems to be the American conception of the barn. In Ireland the Wonderful barn fulfills none... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Nicholas Jackson and others
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July 15, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Désert de Retz
Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris
The Désert de Retz is an unusual French estate. Constructed by the French aristocrat François Racine de Monville, the estate covers more than ninety acres and includes a variety of buildings, each... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Nicholas Jackson
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July 13, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Severndroog Castle
A monolithic monument in Greater London
On the edge of London sits one of the more bizarre castles in all of Britain. It is not a castle in the truest sense of the term, more of a triangular tower, built to look like a castle. Named... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and 2 others
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July 13, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Chinese Village at Tsarskoe Selo
A model village fit for an emperor
The palatial complex at Tsarskoe Selo has long held an important position in Russian history. As one of the main countryside retreats of the Tsars, it is located just outside of St. Petersburg... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Nicholas Jackson and others
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July 12, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Conolly's Folly
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside
Conolly’s Folly located in County Kildare, Ireland, is unique for a variety of reasons. It is not every day that you come across a large stone structure of no particular religious association... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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July 9, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Lawson Tower
A Medieval Water Tower in the Heart of Massachusetts
Lawson Tower holds the dubious distinction of being the most ostentatious water tower ever created. Although it functions as a simple water holding tank it is contained within a 153ft medieval... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Dylan
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July 9, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Swallows Nest
A Russian Castle Over the Crimean Sea
Perched precariously on the edge of the Crimean is not perhaps where one would look to find a Neo-Gothic castle. However, the Swallows Nest proves the exception to the rule. Constructed on the... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Dylan
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July 8, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Carisbrooke Castle
The Last Home of an Executed King
Charles I of England is famous these days for really only one thing. He was the only English King to be executed by the English people. Executed at the end of the English Civil War, his death... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger
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July 8, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Chapultepec Castle
Only castle in North America to ever house actual sovereigns
When we think of castles we think of Europe and Asia, of the towering spires of Neuschwanstein and the massive courtyards and interlocking palaces that populate the Forbidden City. North America... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Nicholas Jackson and others
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July 7, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Royal Pavilion
Regency Era Excess on the English Coast
In the quaint English seaside resort of Brighton rests one of the more unusual homes ever built. The Royal Pavilion is an interesting, albeit slightly odd, testament to the once mighty power of... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger
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July 2, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Museum of Medieval Torture
Medieval Techniques with a Modern Conscience
Medieval torture devices and modern human rights abuses are not two things that are often mentioned within the same sentence. However, at the Medieval Criminal Museum in San Gimignano they go... »
Crime and Punishment | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Kiri_the_Unicorn
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July 1, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Decommissioned Soviet Sub Base
In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War
Balaclava has occupied a place in military history for centuries. During the Crimean War the Battle of Balaclava, which was fought between British and Russian troops, was immortalized by Tennyson... »
Ghost Towns | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and others
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June 30, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting
A Museum and Tribute to a Brave Profession
The Hall of Flame in Phoenix, Arizona is a museum dedicated to the men and women who fight fires and the equipment they use to do so. It charts the history of modern fire fighting from some of... »
Unique Collections | Edited by Nathan_Risinger
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June 29, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added Miniatur Wunderland
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg
Hamburg, famous for its hats and ground meat products, does not immediately make one think of model trains. However, the German city is home to the largest model train instillation in the world,... »
Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Dylan
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June 28, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
added New Orlean's Historic Voodoo Museum
A Snapshot into the Real New Orleans
New Orleans, as a city, has a long and illustrious reputation as a place of mystery, the unusual, and the odd. In such a city of wide and eclectic tastes the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by Nathan_Risinger and Dylan
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June 26, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
updated the The Bottle House
House built with over 60,000 glass bottles
In the small town of Kaleva, MI - population 509 - there stands the peculiar home of one John J. Makinen, Sr.
John was the owner of Northwestern Bottling Works and had access to an almost... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Tre, wythe and 3 others
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June 26, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
updated the Bagby Hot Springs
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest
A gold rush in the late 1800s brought Robert Bagby, a prospector and hunter, to the Mount Hood area. He apparently never found much gold there, but he did discover and promptly name these hot... »
Watery Wonders | Edited by jamesb and Nathan_Risinger
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June 26, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
updated the Bibi Ka Maqbara
Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal
Many replicas of great buildings are comically small, or they are built in a kitschy fashion almost mocking the original. The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Maharashtra, India does neither of those things. It... »
Small Worlds and Model Towns, Memento Mori | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Annetta and others
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June 26, 2010
Nathan_Risinger
updated the Coober Pedy
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground
Coober Pedy is a mining town in South Australia, which calls itself the "Opal mining capital of the world". The town's name comes from the Aboriginal term for "boy's waterhole," but the joke is... »
Odd Accommodations, Eccentric Homes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Nathan_Risinger
