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maldorora
Recent Activity
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Pasaquan: Home of St. EOM
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to The Berry College Campus
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres
A small cabin stands on the Berry College campus. It was from this humble beginning that Martha Berry founded today's Berry College, which has grown to what is now the world's largest college... »
Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by ronin, Dylan and others
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Awashima Jinja
A Japanese shrine to dolls
Awashima jinja is a shrine for women and is famous for its enormous collection of dolls. There are a lot of Japanese superstitions about dolls, and a good number of people in Japan seem to find... »
Unique Collections, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by michelle, re_nakaba and 2 others
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world--with 800 year old recipes
The Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy is probably the oldest still-operating pharmacy in the world, and certainly the oldest in Italy. It was established in 1221, when the Dominican monks from the... »
Pharmacy Museums | Edited by michelle, Josh and 4 others
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Nakagin Capsule Tower
Masterpiece of metabolist architecture and the original "capsule building"
The mid 20th century was a time of great experimentation in architecture, a time when architects set out to create habitats for the brave new world, tearing all bonds of architectural tradition in... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by stanestane
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens
This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinly inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster
Howard Finster was born into a family of thirteen in 1916. He attended school only through the sixth grade, by 13 years old was a born again Christian, and by 16 he was preaching. Finster claims... »
Follies and Grottoes | Edited by rickatyahoodotcom
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Cator Woolford Gardens
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Mount Olive Cemetery
Small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first black communities
Left of the entrance to what is now Frankie Allen Park lies a small hill where some of Atlanta’s earliest residents are buried. Known as Mt. Olive Cemetery, this small portion of land contains the... »
Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Joshua_Wade, Dylan and others
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January 24, 2012
maldorora
has been to Judaculla Rock
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina
Cave drawings are more often thought of as the domain of France, but there are incredible petroglyphs in North America, too, dating back to 2000 BC.
The Judaculla Rock was a sacred site for the... »
Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Lost Tribes | Edited by eSlacktish, M Rebekah Otto and others
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July 8, 2009
maldorora
added Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
