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• October 22, 2009 bopo updated the Forbidden Gardens description
  

  Forbidden Gardens

  Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire

  UPDATE: The gardens closed permanently in February 2011, reportedly to make way for an expansion of the Grand Parkway. The terra cotta soldiers were sold to the public for $100 apiece at that... »

  Strange Statues, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by peggysuicide, bopo and 3 others

• September 5, 2009 bopo updated the The Mill on Lake Erie description
  The Mill on Lake Erie

  The Incredible Shrinking Mill

  As you drive along the lakeshore heading east towards the town of Port Colborne, there's a federal grain elevator mill in the distance, which appears quite large, framed by a group of trees and... »

  Geological Oddities, Optical Oddities, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by bopo and Dylan

• August 11, 2009 bopo updated the The Berkeley Pit description
  

  Montana, US

  The Berkeley Pit

  New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home

  Copper from this former open-pit mine helped to electrify America. Now it is filled with more than 40 billion gallons of acidic water, heavy metals, and unique microscopic lifeforms. The... »

  Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Disaster Areas | Edited by jamesb, bopo and 2 others

• July 20, 2009 bopo commented on Coober Pedy

  I was an exchange student in Australia in 1991 and went on a bus tour that spent a night in Coober Pedy. We stayed in one of the underground hotels, which was strange but pretty cool. Aside from the random giant holes (which were certainly there) our guide mentioned that because people came from all over the world to mine opals, there was a sizeable amount of racial and ethnic tension in the town. No idea if this is still the case, though.