Landmarks
Don’t Look Down
A 980 foot long glass bottom suspension bridge with a lush green canyon 590 feet below. If you want to walk across its just a short trip to Hunan, China.
Posted By: patty - Tue Sep 29, 2015 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Landmarks, Sightseeing
World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock Contender
Sugarcreek, Ohio has what they claim is the world's largest cuckoo clock. In fact it had been on display at a couple of different venues for many years. It is quite a lovely and charming tourist attraction.
Posted By: patty - Fri Mar 20, 2015 -
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Category: Art, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Puppets and Automatons, World Records, Landmarks, Sightseeing
Welcome to Path
I guess it's true. If you don't know where you are going, you can get there any way you want.
I'll check back in when I decide which way to go.
Posted By: gdanea - Sun Oct 07, 2012 -
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Category: Landmarks
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
Please rate this video for its boredom content, always using "Wooden Bridge Inspection" as your gold standard.
Add some extra points for the irritating traffic and nature noises in the background, and the wandering eyes of the narrators.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 31, 2012 -
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Category: Boredom, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Video, Avant Garde, Landmarks, Monuments
Alternative Mount Rushmores—where are they?
Stonehenge has many imitators. For instance, there's Stonehenge II in Texas, Carhenge in Nebraska, and Fridgehenge in New Mexico.But what about Mount Rushmore? Are there similarly all kinds of alternative Mount Rushmores tucked away in obscure corners of the world? I would have thought so. After all, it's one of the most famous landmarks in the world and seems ripe for creative re-interpretation.
However, the only alternative Mount Rushmore that I'm aware of is Florence Deeble's Mount Rushmore in her rock garden in Lucas, Kansas. Am I missing something here? There must be more Mount Rushmores out there, but where are they?
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 02, 2012 -
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Category: Landmarks, Monuments, Sightseeing
Amazing and Unusual USA
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 04, 2009 -
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Category: Pop Culture, Regionalism, Travel, Landmarks, Sightseeing, Books
White Sands National Monument
Do they still let you sand-ski in the park? Or are you only allowed to look at weapons of mass destruction?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 03, 2009 -
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Category: Landmarks, Monuments, Sightseeing, North America, Natural Wonders, Weapons
Greenwich Village 1960
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 15, 2009 -
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Category: Regionalism, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Landmarks, Monuments, Sightseeing, 1960s
Maine Solar System Model
The residents of Aroostook County, Maine constructed a scale model of the solar system which you can see as you drive along Route 1 from Presque Isle to Houlton. The sun, located at Presque Isle, reaches up to the third floor of the Northern Maine Museum of Science. The earth, a mile away at Percy's Auto Sales, is a styrofoam ball 5.5 inches in diameter. Drive another 4.3 miles to see Jupiter. And Pluto, forty miles away at the end, is a one-inch-diameter wooden ball.Everyone seems to use a different mnemonic to remember the planets in the Solar System. The one I learned is "My Very Elegant Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Porcupines."
To remember the points of the compass I always have to repeat the phrase "Naughty Elephants Squirt Water".
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 11, 2008 -
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Category: Travel, Landmarks, Sightseeing, Space Travel
Baconhenge
Ingredients include 12 pieces of french toast, a pound of bacon, a potato, onion, mushrooms, and a dozen eggs. I can't wait to try it! (via J-Walk)
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 25, 2008 -
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Category: Food, Religion, Landmarks
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