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apexnomad
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Places I have been to
I have been to World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha, Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Wall Drug, The Corn Palace, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Junkman's Daughter
Places I like
I like World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha, Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Wall Drug, The Corn Palace, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Junkman's Daughter
Recent Activity
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
has been to Junkman's Daughter
A purveyor of unusual items located in the center of Atlanta, Georgia
The Junkman’s Daughter is a purveyor of unusual items located in the Little 5 Points area of Atlanta, GA.
The store was initially opened in 1982 by Pam Majors, a true daughter of a junkman,... »
Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by ronin and Dylan
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
liked Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky
Maintained by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, Red Rock National Conservation Area is a chunk of land just 15 miles west of Las Vegas that is... »
Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
liked The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world
In 1892, South Dakota was begging for settlers. In order to showcase their magnificently rich soil, local officials commissioned the building of the Corn Palace in the middle of Mitchell, a town... »
Outsider Art, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Josh, Dylan and others
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
liked Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water and jackalopes
Among roadside attractions, Wall Drug is an icon: the granddaddy of tourist traps.
South of the Border, The Thing?, the kitschy cosmopolis that sprouted around Niagara Falls: all of them owe a... »
Commercial Curiosities | Edited by AllisonEng
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
has been to Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
100 year old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitch featuring mummies, shrunken heads and a Fiji Mermaid
A lifelong passion for curiosities was inspired by winning the book "Wonders of Nature" in 3rd grade for having the neatest desk. Joseph Standley (1854-1940) became an avid collector of Indian and... »
Unique Collections, Mummies, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Annetta, Dylan and 2 others
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
liked Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction
In Seattle, where art seems to spring from the ground like weeds from sidewalk cracks, it takes a truly audacious design to generate as much attention as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's... »
Architectural Oddities, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by canuck, Dylan and 2 others
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September 15, 2010
apexnomad
has been to World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha
Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China
The seated Buddha at Lantau, also called the Tien Tan Buddha, is 34 meters (110 feet) tall, weighs 250 metric tons and is approached by visitors from the nearby Po Lin Monastery by climbing 268... »
Giant Buddhas | Edited by spinkk, Dylan and 2 others
