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• December 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Uniroyal Giant Tire
  

  Uniroyal Giant Tire

  The 80 foot tire which looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair

  On June 21, 1893 George Washington Gale Ferris, debuted his newest invention, a 264 foot rotating upright wheel, the now eponymously named "Ferris Wheel." It only makes sense then that the... »

  Unusual Monuments, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and others

• December 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Southernmost Point of the USA
  

  Southernmost Point of the USA

  A monument marking the idea of reaching inaccessible places

  At the convergence of Whitehead and South Streets on the south coast of Key West, FL sits an enormous concrete monument. Made to look like a buoy sticking out of the coral bedrock, this monument... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Mark_Casey and atimian

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Rabbit Hash, Ky
  

  Rabbit Hash, Ky

  Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name

  Rabbit Hash is a small unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, noted primarily for its name. To date the original name of town now known as Rabbit Hash is unknown.... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by myconductor and Dylan

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to The Cumberland Falls
  

  The Cumberland Falls

  Moonbows over Kentucky

  Cumberland Falls is a set of waterfalls on the Cumberland River. It is located near Corbin on the border of the McCreary and Whitely counties. Sometimes referred to as the Niagara of the South,... »

  Weird Weather Phenomena, Intriguing Environs, Optical Oddities | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, Dylan and 3 others

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Mammoth Cave
  

  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

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis
  

  Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis

  Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit

  As a tribute to Detroit-native heavyweight champion Joe Louis (AKA The Brown Bomber), a giant fist monument was installed there in 1987. Designed by sculptor Robert Graham, the 24-foot... »

  Unusual Monuments | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and wythe

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Lost Sea
  

  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

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Rock City
  

  Rock City

  A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world

  Situated on Lookout Mountain in Northern Georgia, Rock City is a place of intense natural beauty which, over time, was systematically transformed into what is one of the single greatest example of... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Follies and Grottoes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
  

  Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum

  Home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer, today home to many six-toed cats

  Ernest Hemingway was a man who lived in many wonderful places, and traveled to many more. But the house on Whitehead Street in Key West was of particular importance, both in Hemingway's personal... »

  Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Henry

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Dry Tortugas
  

  Florida, US

  Dry Tortugas

  Remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles, sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses

  Juan Ponce de Leon first stumbled upon this stretch of islands in 1513, back when they were nothing more than clusters of coral inhabited by sea turtles. Upon his discovery, de Leon named the... »

  Watery Wonders, Anomalous Islands, Fascinating Fauna, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by anhie and ShaneStringer

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Overseas Railroad and Pigeon Key
  

  Overseas Railroad and Pigeon Key

  Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad

  Pigeon Key has been abandoned twice: first by a devastating hurricane on Labor Day 1935 that killed the vast majority of its road - and railroad-building inhabitants, and again in 1982 when a new... »

  Anomalous Islands, Ghost Towns, Follies and Grottoes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by littlebrumble

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to The Conch Republic
  

  The Conch Republic

  "We Seceded Where Others Failed"

  We hear the term "third world" tossed around with a much greater frequency than the other "worlds." Based on an outmoded Cold War taxonomy in which the first world consists of capitalist NATO... »

  Micro-Nations | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and Dylan

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to The Fountain of Youth
  

  The Fountain of Youth

  A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth

  In Florida, citrus orchards and an old well have been reborn as a Spanish explorer's quixotic dream come true. Created in 1904 by local entrepreneur "Diamond Lil" (aka Luella Day McConnell) the... »

  Peculiar Fountains | Edited by A Facebook user and Annetta

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 liked The Great Serpent Mound
  

  The Great Serpent Mound

  The largest earthwork effigy in the world

  The "mound builders" of early North America lived throughout what are now the Ohio Valley and the Mississippi regions. The earliest group was probably the Adena people, who flourished from 1000... »

  Rites and Rituals, Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Dylan, M Rebekah Otto and 2 others

• April 27, 2011 jdsmith70 has been to Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche
  

  Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche

  A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio

  Harry Andrews only really began working once he had retired. A notary public and lifelong bachelor, Andrews was also a medieval enthusiast. At age 55, he began constructing a 1/5th scale replica... »

  Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others