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Pogacsa
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Places I have been to
I have been to Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park), Boston's Old Burying Grounds, Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds, The Paul Revere House, The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park, Centralia, Mütter Museum, Sears Tower Glass Platform, Devil's Kettle, World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man, The Mall of America and Bakken Museum of Electro-Magnetism
Places I like
I like Pando, the Trembling Giant, Hoegh Pet Casket Company and Evolution Nature Store
Recent Activity
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
liked Evolution Nature Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios
Evolution stands out among the clothing stores and restaurants in Manhattan's SoHo art district as a truly distinctive and handsome shop. Tucked into every corner and crevice of the wood-panelled... »
Wonder Cabinets, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
liked Hoegh Pet Casket Company
World's largest pet casket company brings in up to $5 million per year in revenue
Tucked into a low L-shaped building with one wing holding the office and the other holding a warehouse and manufacturing center, the Hoegh Pet Casket Company is still owned by the Hoegh family,... »
Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
liked Pando, the Trembling Giant
World's oldest and most massive living organism
In the Fishlake National Forest in Utah, a giant has lived quietly for the past 80,000 years ago. The Trembling Giant, or Pando, is a enormous grove of quaking aspens that takes the “forest as a... »
Natural Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to Bakken Museum of Electro-Magnetism
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to The Mall of America
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 39 years in the making
Larger twine balls may exist, but Minnesota farmer Francis Johnson's is the largest rolled by a single individual. His efforts have inspired copycats, but none yet have succeeded in breaking the... »
Outsider Art | Edited by wythe, mrobscurity and others
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to Devil's Kettle
Half of a waterfall goes into the river; the other half disappears
There is a mysterious waterfall in Judge Magney State Park in Minnesota. Half of the water drops 50 feet into the Brule river; the other half falls into a cauldron and disappears.
Dyes and ping... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by nursecarmen, Dylan and 3 others
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to Sears Tower Glass Platform
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalled view
The tallest building in North America provides an unrivaled view of a cityscape, all from the comfort of being suspended 1,353 feet in the air. The Sears Tower 'Ledge' has walls, floors, and... »
Commercial Curiosities, Architectural Oddities | Edited by
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
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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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
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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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
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
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to The Paul Revere House
Oldest house in downtown Boston was once the home of Paul Revere
Paul Revere was made famous by the eponymous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…”
You probably already know that Paul... »
Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Nicholas Jackson and others
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death
"Stay! thou this tomb that passeth by,
And think how soon that thou may'st die..."
The morbid imagery on the headstones in Boston's oldest cemeteries—such as skulls and crossed bones, winged... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta and wythe
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November 30, 2010
Pogacsa
has been to Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Though the architecture of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is worth the trip alone, the conservatory (located in sprawling Como Park) is home to a wide variety of beautiful, fragrant and rare... »
Extraordinary Flora | Edited by littlebrumble and A Facebook user
