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• July 2, 2010 chelachic added World's Largest Popcorn Ball
  

  World's Largest Popcorn Ball

  Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around

  Sac City, Iowa, isn't known for much. But what it is known for - the world's largest ball of popcorn - it is quite proud of. The ball draws in visitors from all over (and many who are directed to... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by chelachic and Nicholas Jackson

• July 2, 2010 chelachic has been to The Mall of America
  

  Minnesota, US

  The Mall of America

  Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more then you think it is...

  Don't be fooled by the 4.3 miles of indoor storefront: this is way more than a gigantic mall. Yes, walking a full circle around just one level of the mall is over a half-mile in length. And yes,... »

  Intriguing Environs, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by littlebrumble, Dylan and others

• July 2, 2010 chelachic has been to Rainbow Swash
  

  Rainbow Swash

  World's Largest Piece of Copyrighted Artwork

  For the most part, commuting to work is no fun. But for a few thousand lucky Boston commuters, their drive is slightly brightened -- or for those interested in copyright reform, darkened -- with... »

  Outsider Art | Edited by Sofy

• July 2, 2010 chelachic liked The Edward Gorey House
  

  Massachusetts, US

  The Edward Gorey House

  Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home

  When the prolific illustrator and author Edward Gorey died in 2000, the floors of his home sagged under the weight of 25,000 books, several cats, assorted collections of eclectic items gathered... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Annetta

• July 2, 2010 chelachic has been to Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption
  

  Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption

  A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones

  When Paul Dobberstein, a young man studying to be a priest, fell ill, he made one of those promises to God that most people never fulfill. Father Paul Dobberstein promised that if he survived, he... »

  Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Henry