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• January 3, 2012 jmgreen 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

• January 3, 2012 jmgreen has been to Hidden Beach
  

  Hidden Beach

  Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience

  Though Hidden Beach has undergone a number of changes over the years, it has remained a popular haunt for Minneapolitans to escape and catch some rays. Located on the east side of Cedar Lake, the... »

  Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by Apradhan and Nicholas Jackson

• January 3, 2012 jmgreen has been to House on the Rock
  

  House on the Rock

  A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections

  During the 1940's, a man named Alex Jordan discovered a 60-foot chimney of rock in the beautiful Wyoming Valley. It was here he decided to build a house on the sandstone formation called Deer... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• January 3, 2012 jmgreen has been to World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
  

  World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man

  17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 39 years in the making

  Larger twine balls may exist, but Minnesota farmer Francis Johnson's is the largest rolled by a single individual. His efforts have inspired copycats, but none yet have succeeded in breaking the... »

  Outsider Art | Edited by wythe, mrobscurity and others

• January 3, 2012 jmgreen has been to The Corn Palace
  

  The Corn Palace

  A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world

  In 1892, South Dakota was begging for settlers. In order to showcase their magnificently rich soil, local officials commissioned the building of the Corn Palace in the middle of Mitchell, a town... »

  Outsider Art, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Josh, Dylan and others

• January 3, 2012 jmgreen has been to Crazy Horse Memorial
  

  South Dakota, US

  Crazy Horse Memorial

  The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over

  When the carving of Mount Rushmore began in 1927, the local Lakota Indians objected loudly. The Black Hills of South Dakota, by treaty, belonged to them. But rather than simply protest, Chief... »

  Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori, Cultures and Civilizations , Outsider Architecture, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and stanestane

• January 3, 2012 jmgreen has been to Wall Drug
  

  Wall Drug

  The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water and jackalopes

  Among roadside attractions, Wall Drug is an icon: the granddaddy of tourist traps. South of the Border, The Thing?, the kitschy cosmopolis that sprouted around Niagara Falls: all of them owe a... »

  Commercial Curiosities | Edited by AllisonEng