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• May 7, 2012 theamarant has been to Tehachapi Wind Farm
  

  Tehachapi Wind Farm

  Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power

  The numerous turbines crowding the hills of the Tehachapi-Mojave area make it one of the world’s greatest creators of wind powered electricity. Operated by private companies, the Tehachapi Wind... »

  Inspired Inventions | Edited by allison

• May 7, 2012 theamarant has been to The Highline
  

  New York, US

  The Highline

  Elevated freight railway turned urban park

  For the latter years of the 20th century, abandoned, decrepit and overgrown, this elevated railway on Manhattan's West Side was the domain of pigeons, squirrels and curious urban explorers. But... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by jh2ohouse, Henry and others

• May 7, 2012 theamarant has been to The Wigwam Motel
  

  The Wigwam Motel

  A Motel Dedicated to Southwestern Nostalgia

  Traveling across the American Southwest always seems to evoke feelings of nostalgia. It’s hard not to think of cowboys riding along the desert terrain or a family road trip with the car windows... »

  Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by AnnaFiddler and Rachel

• September 1, 2011 theamarant has been to Mustard Museum
  

  Wisconsin, US

  Mustard Museum

  Over 5000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world are moving to a new location

  For many years the highlight of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin was the famous Mustard Museum, run by a local celebrity (Barry Levenson, famous for the mustard museum, naturally) and home to a huge... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by michelle, Dylan and others

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to Mount Horeb Trollway
  

  Mount Horeb Trollway

  Bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings

  The town of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, is known as the troll capital of the world. The entire town embraces this unique designation and, as such, Mount Horeb draws many tourists to the area. They're... »

  Intriguing Environs, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and Dylan

• August 31, 2011 theamarant 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

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to Circus World Museum
  

  Circus World Museum

  A large circus museum with summer performances

  For many years, the American circus mesmerized the public with its wild animals, its dazzling starlets, colorful clowns and breath-taking acts. Never before had the American public been so hooked... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by michelle and Dylan

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to Grave of Ed Gein
  

  Grave of Ed Gein

  Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

  While not technically a serial killer, the terror Ed Gein wrought throughout the Plainfield, Wisconsin area has been fodder for American nightmares ever since. Upon his capture by authorities... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by aubryk, littlebrumble and others

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
  

  Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum

  Houses over 1.5 million wood letters for printing

  While for most people the words "wooden type" might not cause immediate excitement, once you step into the Hamilton Wood Type museum, that quickly changes. The history of wooden type has seen... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Obscura Day Location | Edited by nicksherman and Nicholas Jackson

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to Mary Nohl House
  

  Mary Nohl House

  a house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb

  The affluent Lake Michigan beachside suburb of Fox Point contains a curious sculpture garden created by the artist Mary Nohl (1914-2001). The crude appearance of the concrete statues of fish,... »

  Outsider Art, Strange Statues, Intriguing Environs, Eccentric Homes | Edited by peggysuicide and michelle

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to Safe House
  

  Safe House

  A place to eat for on the run agents and espionage enthusiasts

  Tucked away in a lackluster Milwaukee alleyway you will find "International Exports Ltd." Enter through the nondescript door, only to find yourself at yet another door where (depending on what day... »

  Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

• August 31, 2011 theamarant has been to The Winchester Mystery House
  

  The Winchester Mystery House

  A peculiar mansion built by the troubled Winchester widow

  A bizarre mansion built by Sarah Winchester, the heir to the rifle fortune, this 160-room estate abounds with architectural oddities. Originally seven stories, now only four the 1906 earthquake,... »

  Follies and Grottoes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• August 19, 2011 theamarant added Rockome Gardens - An Amish Themepark
  

  Rockome Gardens - An Amish Themepark

  Challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe

  No matter how long you think about it, you will probably never find a connection between tic-tac-toe playing chickens and Amish communities in Illinois. Luckily, you don't need an answer to that... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Outsider Architecture | Edited by theamarant, atimian and others

• August 19, 2011 theamarant has been to Tsavo Man Eaters
  

  Tsavo Man Eaters

  These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers

  "On reaching the spot where the body had been devoured, a dreadful spectacle presented itself. The ground all round was covered with blood and morsels of flesh and bones, but the unfortunate... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Hunting and Taxidermy, Memento Mori, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Whispering Gallery at St. Paul’s Cathedral
  

  London, United Kingdom

  Whispering Gallery at St. Paul’s Cathedral

  Hear the quietest sound from across the dome

  In the walkway that circles the inside of Christopher Wren’s great dome whispered words can be heard clearly directly across 137 feet. The trick of acoustics is an artifact of the perfection of... »

  Instruments of Science, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Annetta

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
  

  Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

  Their last minutes captured in plaster

  Those that did not flee the city of Pompeii in August of 79 AD were doomed. Buried for 1700 years under 30 feet of mud and ash and reduced by the centuries to skeletons, they remained entombed... »

  Memento Mori, Disaster Areas, Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Annetta, Dylan and others

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Haymarket Square
  

  Haymarket Square

  Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history

  It's sometimes said that Chicago invented the eight-hour work day, and, to some extent, it's true. In 1884, organized labor began petitioning for an eight-hour work day (on the reasoning that... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Evolution Nature Store
  

  Evolution Nature Store

  A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios

  Evolution stands out among the clothing stores and restaurants in Manhattan's SoHo art district as a truly distinctive and handsome shop. Tucked into every corner and crevice of the wood-panelled... »

  Wonder Cabinets, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Cabazon Dinosaurs
  

  California, US

  Cabazon Dinosaurs

  "World's biggest dinosaur" featured in Pee Wee's Big Adventure, now houses a creationist museum in its abdomen

  For the past 35 years, travelers driving west on Interstate 10 in Southern California have been greeted by Dinny the Dinosaur, a 150-foot-long recreation of an apatosaurus, whose owners have given... »

  Natural History, Strange Statues, Commercial Curiosities | Edited by anhie

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Titan Missile Museum
  

  Titan Missile Museum

  America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public

  The only megaton missile silo from the Cold War that is open to the public, the Titan Missile Museum offers a unique experience. It is located in the hot Arizona desert -- a bleak setting that... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Amazing Automata, Repositories of Knowledge, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Henry, Dylan and others

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to The Bird Cage Theater
  

  The Bird Cage Theater

  An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts

  Tombstone, Arizona is home to many Wild West legends, and the Bird Cage Theater is no exception. Open from 1881-1889, the Theater was a saloon, a bar, a theater, and a brothel, with the ladies... »

  Ghost Towns | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to Lowell Observatory
  

  Arizona, US

  Lowell Observatory

  Arizona observatory famous for investigations into Martian life and Pluto's discovery

  Percival Lowell, of the well-known Lowell family in Boston, was an early 20th century astronomer who popularized the belief that Mars was home to an advanced, technological civilization. Like... »

  Strange Science, Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures | Edited by Trevor

• January 13, 2011 theamarant has been to The Wave Organ
  

  The Wave Organ

  A huge musical instrument played by the ocean

  Located on a jetty in the San Francisco Bay, the Wave Organ was built in 1986. In collaboration with the Exploratorium, artist Peter Richards built an acoustic sculpture that amplifies the... »

  Outsider Art, Musical Wonders | Edited by Dylan and Henry

• June 18, 2009 theamarant added The Henry Miller Memorial Library
  

  California, US

  The Henry Miller Memorial Library

  It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store

  Henry Miller wrote "One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." Perhaps that is the idea with Big Sur, not so much a destination but a new way of looking at things. "It... »

  Unusual Monuments | Edited by theamarant, michelle and others

• June 18, 2009 theamarant updated the Musee Mecanique title and cost
  

  Musee Mecanique

  A collection of 20th century automatons, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions

  One of the last remaining links to San Francisco's oceanside Playland at the Beach amusement park, the Musee Mecanique is a unique hands-on arcade of vintage coin-operated contraptions of all... »

  Unique Collections, Amazing Automata | Edited by Dylan, theamarant and 2 others