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• July 3, 2011 viridian 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

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to International Museum of Surgical Science
  

  International Museum of Surgical Science

  Museum dedicated to Surgical Science, and its assorted arts

  Surgery has a sordid past. Through the 16th century, barbers also served the role of surgeon, wielding the amputation saw. Before antiseptics, many patients perished at the hands of their surgeon.... »

  Medical Museums, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 4 others

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Lenin Statue of Fremont
  

  Lenin Statue of Fremont

  Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle

  Striding forward with an scowl on his face and surrounded by flames and the symbols of war this 16 foot tall bronze sculpture of Lenin looks particularly fierce, so it is all the more out of place... »

  Strange Statues, Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Dylan

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
  

  Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge

  French chateau, failed Utopian community, odd museum and stonehenge replica in rural Washington State

  "What in Sam Hill?" This odd expression, of which the origins are unclear but date back at least to the 1700s, became associated with a famous road builder and industrialist -- whose name actually... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by canuck

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Fremont Troll
  

  Fremont Troll

  A giant Troll lurks under a Seattle bridge overpass

  An 18-ft. tall troll made of cement clutchs an old VW car underneath this Seattle overpass. The car is an actual Volkswagen encased in concrete; it bears a California license plate. The Troll... »

  Follies and Grottoes | Edited by Dylan

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Dry Falls
  

  Dry Falls

  Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed

  In central Washington, on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, and at the head of the Lower Grand Coulee, exists a three and a half mile-long scalloped precipice... »

  Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck and Dylan

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Marsh's Free Museum
  

  Washington, US

  Marsh's Free Museum

  Attractions include an Alligator man, authentic shrunken head, and two-headed calf

  Marsh's Free Museum is a roadside stop that lures you in with more than tacky seashell gifts (though they have plenty of those too). The walls and ceiling are lined with various knick knacks from... »

  Unique Collections, Mummies, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan and Nicholas Jackson

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Space Needle
  

  Space Needle

  Iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest

  Built in 1962 for the World Expo, the Space Needle is Seattle is recognized around the world because of its distinctive structure, which allows for it to rise more than 600 feet above the Seattle... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Warren Anatomical Museum
  

  Warren Anatomical Museum

  Boston medical museum featuring the skull of famous medical case Phineas Gage

  "Mortui Vivos Docent; The Dead Teach the Living." So said Dr. John Collins Warren. Like many medical men of his day, Dr. Warren collected anatomical and pathological specimens to help in his... »

  Museums and Collections, Medical Museums, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to Ether Monument
  

  Ether Monument

  Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia

  Also known as The Good Samaritan, Ether Monument is a statue and fountain located inside of Boston's Public Garden. The statue was erected to commemorate the use of ether in anesthesia and the New... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Inspired Inventions | Edited by Raychael and Nicholas Jackson

• July 3, 2011 viridian has been to MIT Museum: Arthur Ganson
  

  MIT Museum: Arthur Ganson

  Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum

  Housed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a permanent collection of wondrous and playful machines from MIT's former artist in residence, Arthur... »

  Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Unique Collections | Edited by Josh, pdarnows and 4 others