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• February 3, 2011 TheSausageKing has been to Forbidden Gardens
  

  Forbidden Gardens

  Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire

  UPDATE: The gardens closed permanently in February 2011, reportedly to make way for an expansion of the Grand Parkway. The terra cotta soldiers were sold to the public for $100 apiece at that... »

  Strange Statues, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by peggysuicide, bopo and 3 others

• February 3, 2011 TheSausageKing has been to Congress Bridge Bats
  

  Congress Bridge Bats

  Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats

  The Congress Avenue Bridge, which spans Town Lake in downtown Austin, is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. The colony is estimated at 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats. Each... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• February 3, 2011 TheSausageKing has been to Austin Moonlight Towers
  

  Austin Moonlight Towers

  Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer

  "The baying of bloodhounds frantically seeking the killer's scent broke into the usual chorus of Yuletide merriment, chilling holiday spirits." - Austin Statesman, Christmas 1885 In the wake... »

  Electrical Oddities, Retro-Tech | Edited by Annetta, Dylan and others

• February 3, 2011 TheSausageKing has been to Big Bertha Drum
  

  Big Bertha Drum

  Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project

  The Big Bertha drum was named for the Big Bertha Howitzer, a German cannon used in World War I, and its low rumble punctuates each University of Texas football game. Known as the “Sweetheart of... »

  Musical Wonders | Edited by allison and Nicholas Jackson

• February 3, 2011 TheSausageKing has been to Dr Pepper Museum
  

  Dr Pepper Museum

  Museum in a century-old building dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system

  The oldest major manufacturer of soft drink concentrates and syrups in the United States, Dr Pepper was first manufactured and sold in the United States beginning in 1885 in the central Texas town... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Nicholas Jackson