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• November 17, 2011 chelseadeptula added The Magic House
  

  The Magic House

  The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

  You don't have to be a kid to appreciate all the wonder and knowledge that is packed inside the walls of St. Louis' Magic House. Once an abandoned Victorian mansion in the Kirkwood suburb, the... »

  Museums and Collections, Strange Science | Edited by chelseadeptula and Dylan

• November 7, 2011 chelseadeptula added Old St. Louis County Courthouse
  

  Old St. Louis County Courthouse

  The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline

  Originally built as a combination federal and state courthouse in 1828, St. Louis' Old Courthouse serves as a complete time capsule for the city. Over the decades it has experienced dozens of... »

  Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by chelseadeptula and atimian

• November 7, 2011 chelseadeptula added Grant's Farm
  

  Grant's Farm

  What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales

  Although "Home on the Range" is technically the state song of Kansas, it turns out downtown St. Louis is where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play. Belonging to the former... »

  Eccentric Homes | Edited by chelseadeptula and atimian

• November 4, 2011 chelseadeptula has been to Cahokia Mounds
  

  Cahokia Mounds

  Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned

  The largest pre-Columbian settlement in the New World north of Mexico, Cahokia once had about 120 mounds, built for various purposes by the inhabitants of the area. One of these mounds is Monks... »

  Rites and Rituals | Edited by bradenh83 and Nicholas Jackson

• November 4, 2011 chelseadeptula has been to Devil's Icebox
  

  Devil's Icebox

  Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long

  If you find yourself in the middle of the continental United States, there's an unexpected place to visit outside of a quiet college town. Missouri has the Ozarks, Kansas City, and St. Louis, but... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Extraordinary Flora, Curious Caves | Edited by ageiger17 and Nicholas Jackson

• November 4, 2011 chelseadeptula added Jeanneke Pis
  

  Brussels, Belgium

  Jeanneke Pis

  Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister

  Nearly everyone who has so much as stepped foot in the city of Brussels has heard of the city's trademark statue Manneken Pis, but few have heard of its counterpart, Jeanneke Pis. Squatting at... »

  Peculiar Fountains | Edited by chelseadeptula and atimian

• November 4, 2011 chelseadeptula added Délirium Café
  

  Brussels, Belgium

  Délirium Café

  Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

  Tucked away on a cobblestone backstreet in the heart of Brussels is the Délirium Café. Its bold name stems from the Belgian pale ale Delirium Tremens, and the front doors sport painted pink... »

  Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by chelseadeptula and atimian

• October 28, 2011 chelseadeptula has been to Manneken Pis
  

  Brussels, Belgium

  Manneken Pis

  A little sculpture with a large wardrobe

  The corner of Rue de l'Étuve/Stoofstraat and Rue du Chêne/Eikstraat in the heart of old town is the home of one of most peculiar attractions of Brussels. A statue of little naked boy pissing in... »

  Strange Statues, Peculiar Fountains | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others