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amberjol
Recent Activity
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March 30, 2011
amberjol
liked Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
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March 30, 2011
amberjol
updated the Smuttynose Island
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March 30, 2011
amberjol
updated the Cesare Lombroso's Museum of Criminal Anthropology
Once only open to academics, "Lombroso's Museum" has opened its doors to the public revealing the astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist
As the criminologist Cesare Lombroso examined the skull of the autopsied body of Giuseppe Villela, the notorious Italian criminal he had just dissected, he discovered a cranial anomaly known as a... »
Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Hoaxes and Pseudoscience | Edited by Dylan, amberjol and others
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March 30, 2011
amberjol
updated the The Museum of the Weird
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March 30, 2011
amberjol
updated the Cemetery of Lost Cemeteries
Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II
Before World War II broke out, the Polish city of Gdansk was home to 27 different graveyards and a necropolis. All of those were destroyed during the war or bulldozed after it. Decades later, on... »
Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by reneejudith, Nicholas Jackson and others
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March 30, 2011
amberjol
updated the Arcosanti
Using a concept he calls arcology, architect Paulo Soleri began construction on Arcosanti in 1970. This experimental city was constructed in order to demonstrate how urban conditions could be... »
Outsider Architecture | Edited by theamarant and amberjol
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March 29, 2011
amberjol
updated the Mammoth Cave
World's longest known cave
Known as the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave earned its name due to its vast size. To date, over 392 miles of the cave's interconnected passages have been explored, beginning with Native... »
Curious Caves | Edited by urk1971, amberjol and others
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March 29, 2011
amberjol
updated the Felicity, California: Center of the World
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March 24, 2011
amberjol
has been to Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Folk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit showcasing the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens are a folk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit organization that showcases the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar located at the site of Zagar's largest public... »
Outsider Art, Strange Statues, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Mazes, Outsider Architecture, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
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March 24, 2011
amberjol
has been to CN Tower: The Tallest Metal Staircase on Earth
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase
The idea of the CN Tower originated from the 1968 Canadian National Railway's desire to build a large TV and radio communication platform to serve the Toronto area, as well as demonstrate the... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck and Dylan
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March 21, 2011
amberjol
has been to 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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March 21, 2011
amberjol
has been to Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history
The corner of 10th and A in the Lower East Side of Manhattan is hardly the place one would expect to find a beautiful piece of medical history, but tucked in the back corner of the Obscura antique... »
Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan
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March 21, 2011
amberjol
added Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge
One of the last standing lighthouses in all of Manhattan, Jeffrey's Hook Light is a small structure that stands almost directly under the George Washington Bridge on the New York side.... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by amberjol, spinkk and 2 others
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March 21, 2011
amberjol
added Mayfield Park
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, what would become known as the Mayfield-Gutsch Estate was purchased by Austin politician Allison Mayfield in 1909 with its 23 acres of... »
Natural Wonders, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by amberjol and Nicholas Jackson
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March 10, 2011
amberjol
updated the Mitchell Park
A Large Camera Obscura, Constructed Entirely From Digitally Fabricated Components
Located on an oceanfront in Long Island, Mitchell Park in Greenport, New York brings together a curious synthesis of ancient and new technology in its Camera Obscura.
The awareness of the... »
Optical Oddities | Edited by amberjol
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November 27, 2009
amberjol
commented on Loretto Chapel
my cousin got married here! my parents always bring up with an interesting/beautiful place it was for a wedding ceremony.
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November 27, 2009
amberjol
updated the Loretto Chapel subtitle and description
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed
The story goes something like this: Our Lady of Light Chapel was built for the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1872, but the Bishop in charge died of pneumonia in 1888, before he... »
Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by amberjol and wythe
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November 24, 2009
amberjol
added Buckhorn Exchange
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse
Founded in 1893, the Buckhorn Exchange displays antique weapons, hundreds of mounted animal heads and other assorted taxidermy displays upon its bright red walls.
In addition to the old-timey... »
Hunting and Taxidermy, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by amberjol
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November 23, 2009
amberjol
added The Troll Museum
Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection
In a sixth floor walk-up in New York City's Lower East Side, a woman in elf ears named Reverend Jen, along with her pet chihuahua, Reverend Jen Jr., give a guided tour of a unique collection of... »
Unique Collections | Edited by amberjol and Dylan
my cousin got married here! my parents always bring up with an interesting/beautiful place it was for a wedding ceremony.