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• August 20, 2009 cjwvos added Basiliek Oudenbosch
  

  Oudenbosch, Netherlands

  Basiliek Oudenbosch

  Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town

  There are several things that will strike you as strange about this Dutch replica of Saint Peter's Cathedral in Oudenbosch. First, it is a monumental piece of neo-classical architecture in a... »

  Curious Places of Worship | Edited by cjwvos, Henry and others

• July 29, 2009 cjwvos updated the Museum Boerhaave subtitle and description
  

  Leiden, Netherlands

  Museum Boerhaave

  Plague Hospital and Madhouse turned Medical Museum

  Baby arms in jars, skeleton dioramas, and displays of medical devices draw the morbidly fascinated to Museum Boerhaave in Leiden, Netherlands. Walking through the exhibits halls filled with... »

  Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science | Edited by RottenHead, Tre and 2 others

• July 8, 2009 cjwvos added Mystery Spot
  

  Mystery Spot

  A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California

  Described as an "ineffable, natural phenomenon that cannot be described or explained," the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California is one of many such "gravitational anomalies" located around the... »

  Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills, Hoaxes and Pseudoscience | Edited by cjwvos and Dylan