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adam
Recent Activity
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June 9, 2010
adam
has been to Battle Hill Museum of Natural History
Ones man's collection of the natural world's strange and unusual
The Battle Hill Museum in Battle Creek features the collection of one man, Dennis Laughlin. The windowless building packs in more than 4,000 natural history specimens and wildlife mounts. Other... »
Wonder Cabinets, Natural History | Edited by Sam E, michelle and 2 others
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May 20, 2010
adam
has been to the New Orleans Treehouse
Hidden Treehouse in New Orleans
Hidden in the back yard of a house on Esplanade Avenue, the New Orleans Treehouse is a two-story installation constructed in the limbs of a golden rain tree. Composed primarily of materials... »
Outsider Art, Horticultural Marvels, Outsider Architecture | Edited by
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April 27, 2010
adam
liked The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris
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April 26, 2010
adam
liked Mnajdra
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April 18, 2010
adam
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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April 18, 2010
adam
has been to Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The remnants of two World Fair's complete with a 12 story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO shaped pavilion
After a long ride from Manhattan, most get off the 7 train to go to Shea Stadium, but you could just as well walk in the other direction. Shea Stadium, former home of the New York Mets, is only... »
Strange Statues, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by M Rebekah Otto
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April 18, 2010
adam
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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April 18, 2010
adam
has been to City Hall Station
A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier
The Interborough Rapid Transit opened on October 27, 1904, to the joy of New York subway riders. In 1940, the IRT became the 4/5/6 when it integrated with the city-owned New York Subway system.... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and 2 others
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April 18, 2010
adam
has been to The Lightship Frying Pan
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April 18, 2010
adam
has been to The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars
The Earth Room is a 22-inch-deep layer of dirt spread across a 3,600-square-foot gallery space in the middle of SoHo. Created by American artist Walter De Maria in 1977, it has been a peaceful,... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by glitterbee, Dylan and others
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March 26, 2010
adam
updated the Caño Cristales
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise"
A unique biological wonder, Caño Cristales has been referred as the "river of five colors," "the river that ran away from paradise," and "the most beautiful river in the world."
For most of... »
Watery Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Dylan, retorno and 6 others
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March 24, 2010
adam
updated the Casa de Botellas "La Fortaleza"
An artist's statement of new uses for ordinary and discarded materials
South of the Argentine capital city of Buenos Aires lies Quilmes, a coastal town known best as the home of Argentina's national beer, Rubén "Tito" Ingenieri, works away, a self-described “laborer... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and others
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March 20, 2010
adam
updated the Semmelweis Medical Museum
A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer
The Semmelweis Medical Museum contains some terrific objects: an anatomical Venus, an early X-ray machine, and the obligatory shrunken head, all housed in the very building in which Dr. Semmelwies... »
Medical Museums, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 3 others
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March 11, 2010
adam
updated the Blood Falls
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March 3, 2010
adam
updated the Giant's Causeway
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones
Famed for its thousands of interlocking hexagonal columns that rise vertically like steps, the Giant's Causeway is a geological oddity that looks distinctly man-made.
In fact, the unusual... »
Geological Oddities | Edited by Josh, michelle and 2 others
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March 2, 2010
adam
updated the Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus
Egyptomania gripped Rome in the wake of the conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. Both massive original artifacts and inspired copies cropped up all over the city, but only two actual pyramids were known to... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta, adam and 2 others
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March 1, 2010
adam
commented on Mundaneum
I wish women in sepia toned victorian dresses walked the halls on the internet collecting data.
I wish women in sepia toned victorian dresses walked the halls on the internet collecting data.