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airplanejayne
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Places I have been to
I have been to Patricia Hotel and Water Hole, T.rex Discovery Centre, The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, The Vegreville Pysanka, Frank Slide, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Shakespeare and Company, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Pyramid of Cestius, Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur" and Torre dell'Orologio
Places I like
I like T.rex Discovery Centre, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Frank Slide, Shakespeare and Company, Pyramid of Cestius and Torre dell'Orologio
Recent Activity
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March 29, 2012
airplanejayne
liked Torre dell'Orologio
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March 29, 2012
airplanejayne
has been to Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast
Every day hundreds of tourists take pictures of the “Duomo”, the Milan gothic cathedral. But very few of them notice a curious creature, depicted in the bas relief that surrounds the main gate of... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by giorgiobranca and Annetta
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February 2, 2012
airplanejayne
has been to 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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November 16, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's Most Famous Cemetery
A large cemetery by itself wouldn't seem too odd; even one containing famous remains might not be enough to more than raise an eyebrow. Instead, it's the culture and atmosphere that set Père... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by meelar, Dylan and others
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November 16, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to Shakespeare and Company
Bookstore serves double duty as "Tumbleweed Hotel"
In 1951, an eccentric American named George Whitman opened a bookstore with the hope of creating a literary hub at the heart of Paris.
George, a fervent communist, decided he would welcome all... »
Odd Accommodations | Edited by Madiha Bataineh and Dylan
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June 6, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo
Thanks to their careful understanding of topography and bison behavior, Native American hunters killed the beasts by chasing them over this precipice near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains for... »
Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others
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June 6, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to Frank Slide
A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it
The town of Frank in Alberta, Canada was a small 600 person, bucolic mining town. That is, of course, until a mountain fell on it.
In the middle of the night on April 29th, 1903, a 3,280 foot... »
Geological Oddities | Edited by banff
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June 6, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to The Vegreville Pysanka
Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt
Located in Vegreville, Alberta, the world’s largest easter egg (in the fashion of a Ukranian Easter egg or "pysanka") weighs in at 5000 lbs, is 31 ft. tall, and 18 ft. wide, and took over 12,000... »
Unusual Monuments | Edited by Bee
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June 6, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.
Near the Alberta/Montana border and just 44 km east of the small town of Milk River is Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park.
The park boasts having over 50 petroglyphs created by the Blackfoot... »
Outsider Art, Lost Tribes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by canuck, Dylan and others
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June 6, 2011
airplanejayne
has been to The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands
In the badlands of Alberta, Canada, one may come across oddly shaped rock-formations which stand up to 20 feet tall. Blackfoot and Cree traditions hold that these rocks are petrified giants who... »
Geological Oddities | Edited by wythe
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February 2, 2011
airplanejayne
added T.rex Discovery Centre
Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills
Built after the 1991 discovery of a T.rex skeleton in the hills outside of this town in Saskatchewan, the T.rex Discovery Centre holds "Scotty," one of the most complete skeletons of this type in... »
Museums and Collections, Natural History | Edited by airplanejayne and Nicholas Jackson
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February 2, 2011
airplanejayne
added Patricia Hotel and Water Hole
