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alyssriches
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Places I have been to
I have been to Mary King's Close, Madeira Lift, London's Lilliputian Police Station, Boll Weevil Monument, Carhenge, Yuma Territorial Prison, Blue Mustang, Armpit of America, Comstock Cemeteries, Area 51, Cosmos Mystery Area, Tacoma Narrows Bridge and Giant Van Gogh Painting
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
added Giant Van Gogh Painting
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas
There is no mystery behind Cameron Cross' Big Easel Project, and the public work is exactly as it sounds. In 2001, Cross began work on a 24 by 32 foot reproduction of Van Gogh's "Three Sunflowers... »
Outsider Art | Edited by alyssriches and atimian
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Tacoma Narrows Bridge
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion... but not for the reason you may think
The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, and collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7, 1940. The suspension bridge spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait between Tacoma and the Kitsap... »
Strange Science, Disaster Areas, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Annetta
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Cosmos Mystery Area
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't
"Have you ever experienced a place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk? Have you ever stood on the wall or felt an unexplainable force?"
So reads the promotional... »
Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Area 51
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world
Hidden within a ring of mountains deep within the high desert is Area 51, a secretive military installation part of the Nellis Military Operations Area. Area 51 is well known for its role in... »
Martian Landscapes | Edited by mike_l and AllisonEng
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Comstock Cemeteries
Historic graveyard set against the barren Virginia City hills
Virginia City, home of Comstock Lode, the United States' first major discovery of a silver ore deposit in 1859, is also home to several captivating cemeteries.
Located side by side over many... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Kalia_K, Josh and others
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Armpit of America
Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival
The 3,000 people who live in the unincorporated community of Battle Mountain have embraced a name that the Washington Post Sunday Magazine bestowed on them in 2001: Armpit of America. Writing in... »
Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Blue Mustang
Cursed 32-foot-tall sculpture of a mustang horse
The “Blue Mustang” sculpture was created by the widely recognized artist, Luis Jiménez, whose previous works are displayed in numerous museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by ronin and Nicholas Jackson
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Yuma Territorial Prison
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
On July 1, 1876, the first seven inmates entered the Territorial Prison at Yuma and were locked into the new cells they had built themselves.
A total of 3,069 prisoners, including 29 women,... »
Crime and Punishment | Edited by desertfairy and Dylan
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Carhenge
A curious replication of Stonehenge
Jim Reinders, an experimental artist with a history of using curious media, became so enthralled by the beauty of the famous Stonehenge in England that he had to recreate it. However, Reinders,... »
Outsider Art, Strange Statues, Outsider Architecture | Edited by CPilgrim and Dylan
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Boll Weevil Monument
Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil
Erected in 1919, the monument honors the boll weevil, a pest which destroys cotton crops and was once the scourge of Southern, Mexican and South American, agriculture.
However, as always,... »
Strange Statues | Edited by cornutt
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth
You can find London's smallest police station tucked away in the southeast corner of Trafalgar Square.
But you can also be forgiven for missing it: it looks more like a neoclassical Tardis than... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and 2 others
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Madeira Lift
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride
The Madeira Lift or Kemp Town Seafront Lift, in Brighton, England, is a creaky and decrepit Victorian lift in need of much restoration—but it's also free, so you can't complain too much.
The... »
Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by don21stc, Dylan and 3 others
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December 31, 2011
alyssriches
has been to Mary King's Close
17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death
Life in 17th-century Mary King's close (neighborhood) in Edinburgh was less than sanitary. Inhabitants lived in narrow winding streets crammed into packed tenements up to seven stories high.... »
Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Delireus, mrobscurity and others
