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joel

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Vintage postcard view of the Old Man of the Dalles

Taylors Falls, Minnesota

Old Man of the Dalles

A stone face watches over the river.

Coelophysis rhodesiensis relative size.

Namibia

Dinosaur Footprints on the Otjihaenamaparero Farm

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.

Comstock Cemeteries.

Virginia City, Nevada

Comstock Cemeteries

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Computer History Museum

Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Carol Highsmith sits on the stage at Amargosa Opera House.

Inyo County, California

Amargosa Opera House

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Presidents Hall of Fame

Clermont, Florida

Presidents Hall of Fame

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

Wat Rong Khun

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Wat Rong Khun

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Giant Swing

Bangkok, Thailand

Giant Swing

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Rundetårn

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rundetårn

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

View of the Torre Guinigi from the rooftops

Lucca, Italy

Torre Guinigi (Guinigi Tower)

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The Broken Kilometer

New York, New York

Broken Kilometer

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

A 1 in 20 year capture of the tubes with water, seeped in from the rising water table.

Mount Surprise, Australia

Undara Lava Tubes

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.

Drawing of the wooden house where Czar Peter lived during his stay in Zaandam.

Zaandam, Netherlands

Czar Peter House

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

A simbol of Postojna Cave - Brilijant

Postojna, Slovenia

Postojna Caves

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Dorn Pyramid in San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

The Dorn Pyramid

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Palace of Wonders
Permanently Closed

Washington, D.C.

Palace of Wonders

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

Musée de la Contrefaçon

Paris, France

Musée de la Contrefaçon

An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.

1875 Doctors Office

Cleveland, Ohio

Dittrick Medical Museum

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

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