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sarika
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Places I have been to
I have been to The Corn Palace, The Pirate Shop at 826 Valencia, San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Marin Headlands, Museum of Health and Medical Science, Uncommon Objects, Congress Bridge Bats, Jantar Mantar, Iron pillar of Delhi, Hindu Temple of Atlanta, London's Lilliputian Police Station, Temple Church, Marie Laveau's Tomb, The American Visionary Art Museum, Rainbow Swash, SS United States, Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library and Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
Recent Activity
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August 10, 2010
sarika
has been to Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Pneumatic System of the New York Public Library
One of the few places in Manhattan which still employs a pneumatic system
When a young man in Manhattan writes a letter to his girl in Brooklyn, the love letter gets blown to her through a pneumatic tube—pfft—just like that. — E.B. White, “Here Is New York”
The... »
Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by michelle
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to SS United States
Current Docking of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic Ocean Liner
With the highest sustained top speed of 35 knots, the SS United States is the worlds fastest ocean liner. While United States lost the eastbound transatlantic speed record in 1990 to Hoverspeed... »
Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by spinkk
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Rainbow Swash
World's Largest Piece of Copyrighted Artwork
For the most part, commuting to work is no fun. But for a few thousand lucky Boston commuters, their drive is slightly brightened -- or for those interested in copyright reform, darkened -- with... »
Outsider Art | Edited by Sofy
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to The American Visionary Art Museum
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Marie Laveau's Tomb
The final resting place of New Orleans' most powerful voodoo priestess.
Marie Laveau was a famous and powerful voodoo priestess who lived in New Orleans in the 19th century. Renowned in life and revered in death, some say she continues to work her magic from beyond... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Eric
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Temple Church
A Church in London with a sordid past
Whether or not you've read The Da Vinci Code and subsequent thrillers, you may have heard of the Knights Templar. A few facts can be confirmed about the Knights. A group of pilgrims traveled to... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and 2 others
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth
You can find London's smallest police station tucked away in the southeast corner of Trafalgar Square.
But you can also be forgiven for missing it: it looks more like a neoclassical Tardis than... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and 2 others
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Hindu Temple of Atlanta
A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South
In the late 1970s, a group of Hindu friends were lamenting the lack of a Hindu temple in Atlanta. Over the next ten years, they gathered supporters, land, and funds, to build one of the world's... »
Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by M Rebekah Otto
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Iron pillar of Delhi
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Jantar Mantar
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats
The Congress Avenue Bridge, which spans Town Lake in downtown Austin, is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. The colony is estimated at 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats. Each... »
Fascinating Fauna, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge
Like an elegant antiques mall gone horribly wrong, 24 different vendors sell their weird and eclectic wares in eyecatching booth displays lined up along aisles at Austin's premier curiosities... »
Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Annetta and A Facebook user
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Museum of Health and Medical Science
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine
This Houston museum features a 27’’½-foot intestine, a Texas-sized walk-through brain with memory games and a colossal walk-in eyeball that demonstrates how your eye receives and perceives images.... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Josh and Henry
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to Marin Headlands
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere
The recently restored Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park hosts over 2000 plant varieties, including a collection of tropical carnivorous pitcher plants. The East Wing is dominated by the... »
Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Annetta
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to The Pirate Shop at 826 Valencia
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass
The Pirate Shop carries an extensive array of essential pirate paraphernalia: various Jolly Roger flags, glass eyes, lard, spyglasses, skeleton keys, etc. It's also a book store associated with... »
Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan and Annetta
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July 4, 2010
sarika
has been to 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
