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bethmess
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Places I have been to
I have been to Dinosaur World, Wigwam Village #2, Clifton Hill, Cosmos Mystery Area, Crazy Horse Memorial, The Corn Palace, Cassadaga, Rock City, Lost Sea and Mammoth Cave
Places I like
I like Explorers Club Headquarters, La Isla de las Munecas, Institute of Illegal Images, Enchanted Forest Theme Park, Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza, Schloss Hellbrunn, Rock City, Huacachina and The Garden of Eden
Recent Activity
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February 13, 2012
bethmess
liked The Garden of Eden
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin
One of the "Eight Wonders of Kansas Art," the Garden of Eden is a home and sculpture park built by civil war veteran Samuel Dinsmoor. Dinsmoor was a farmer, mason and political radical who often... »
Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others
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February 13, 2012
bethmess
liked Huacachina
An unexpected desert oasis in South America
According to legend, a hunter caught a beautiful Incan princess walking in the sand dunes near present day Huacachina. As she walked and admired herself in a mirror she was carrying, her eyes... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by serflac, atimian and others
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February 13, 2012
bethmess
has been to 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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February 13, 2012
bethmess
has been to Lost Sea
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system
This beautiful cavern includes a 3/4-mile talk through an intricate cave system that leads a huge number of visitor and tourists to an underground lake otherwise known as the Lost Sea. Once... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by Myrandis and Nicholas Jackson
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February 13, 2012
bethmess
has been to Rock City
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February 13, 2012
bethmess
liked Schloss Hellbrunn
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February 7, 2012
bethmess
liked Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza
Every equinox this Mayan pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show
A two and a half hour bus ride from Cancun takes you away from the thumping parties of spring break and into the once thriving ancient capital of the Yucatán Mayans – Chich’en Itza . During the... »
Wondrous Performances, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Tre, Annetta and others
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February 7, 2012
bethmess
liked Enchanted Forest Theme Park
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall
Opening in 1955 (a month after Disneyland), The Enchanted Forest was a roadside amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland that featured figures from nursery rhymes and fairy tales.
Visitors... »
Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Duck_Muscle and Rachel
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February 7, 2012
bethmess
liked Institute of Illegal Images
Museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD
Sometimes it can be a challenge when one's passions and predilections overlap. Just ask Mark McCloud, proprietor of the world's largest collection of acid blotter art. McCloud recalls that he... »
Outsider Art, Unique Collections | Edited by littlebrumble
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February 7, 2012
bethmess
liked La Isla de las Munecas
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls
There is a disturbing circular nature to the story of "La Isla de la Munecas," or the Island of the Dolls.
Over fifty years ago, Don Julian Santana left his wife and child and moved onto an... »
Anomalous Islands, Outsider Art, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, wythe and 2 others
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February 7, 2012
bethmess
liked Explorers Club Headquarters
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February 4, 2012
bethmess
has been to Cassadaga
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida
The Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in Florida was founded by the medium George Colby in 1875 with help from the members of Lily Dale, the spiritualist community in New York.
Originally part of 145... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by wbryant and Annetta
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February 4, 2012
bethmess
has been to 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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February 4, 2012
bethmess
has been to Crazy Horse Memorial
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February 4, 2012
bethmess
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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February 4, 2012
bethmess
has been to Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls nearby tourist trap, Clifton Hill is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both
“The Niagara Falls is simply a vast amount of water going the wrong way over some unnecessary rocks” said Oscar Wilde, ever the pessimist. However, had he visited today, and spent some time in... »
Commercial Curiosities | Edited by GOF and M Rebekah Otto
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February 4, 2012
bethmess
commented on Wigwam Village #2
not the cleanest, and they made a mistake with my debit card that resulted in me having little money the whole vacation, but aside from that, it was a fun experience.
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February 4, 2012
bethmess
has been to Wigwam Village #2
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February 4, 2012
bethmess
has been to Dinosaur World
not the cleanest, and they made a mistake with my debit card that resulted in me having little money the whole vacation, but aside from that, it was a fun experience.