 view gallery |   LARGEST Civil War Battle in KS -- nr Pleasanton KS
in Superlatives The site of the Civil War Battle of Mine Creek, in which 2500 Union troops defeated 8000 Confederates in the largest Civil War battle to occur in KS. posted by:  Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: 3/27/2013 |
 view gallery |  Wellington pier - Satellite Oddity - Great Yarmouth, Great Britain.
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Wellington Pier over 700 feet long, opened in 1853. Now used as a 10 pin Bowling Centre. Located in the seaside Town of Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk, Great Britain. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/26/2013 last visited: 3/22/2013 |
 view gallery |  Der Rote Stuhl / Schweinfurt / Bavaria / Germany
in Ginormous Everyday Objects {D}
Riesiger, roter Stuhl, direkt auf dem Parkplatz eines Möbelhaus im Gewerbegebiet Schweinfurt
{E}Huge red chair, right in the parking lot of a furniture store in the industrial area of Schweinfurt posted by: Team baberlabab location: Bayern, Germany date approved: 3/26/2013 last visited: 3/31/2013 |
 view gallery | Bittania Pier - Satellite Oddity - Great Yarmouth - Great Britain. in Satellite Imagery Oddities Britannia Pier is the 2nd of Great Yarmouth's Piers. The original wooden structure was 700 feet long, opened in 1858. Located in Great Yarmouth, Great Britain. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/25/2013 last visited: 3/22/2013 |
 view gallery |  Historical Bike of Cycling Club RV 1897 - Schifferstadt, Germany
in Elevated Everyday Objects Der Radsportverein RV 1897 in Schifferstadt hat ein historisches Rennrad am Vereinsheim. / The cycling club in Schifferstadt had elevated a historical bike. posted by: DieCacherGirls location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 3/25/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | TALLEST -- Regular Pentagonal Building - Baltimore, MD in Superlatives Located on the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore World Trade Center is the world's tallest regular pentagonal building. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 3/25/2013 last visited: 4/19/2013 |
 view gallery |  Xipe Totec - Chalchuapa, El Salvador
in Epic Beings and Creatures Xipe Totec was, amongst other things, the Aztec god of agriculture and vegetation.
Other Mesoamerican cultures such as the Mayans also adopted this deity. posted by: Metro2 location: El Salvador date approved: 3/24/2013 last visited: 3/22/2013 |
 view gallery | LARGEST -- Freestanding sculpture in the world, Tulsa OK in Superlatives At 76 feet tall, Tulsa OK's famous landmark Golden Driller is the largest freestanding sculpture in the world. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Oklahoma date approved: 3/24/2013 last visited: 3/10/2013 |
 view gallery |  Kámen neštestí / Stone of misfortune - Sušice, Czech republic
in Urban Legends and Superstitions Kámen neštestí pripomíná místo, kde se v roce 1672 zabil rytír z Rumerskirchenu / Stone misfortune commemorates the place where in 1672 killed himself the knight of Rumerskirch. posted by: Noe1 location: Plzensky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 3/23/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Metropolitan Cathederal Church - Satellite Oddity - Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain in Satellite Imagery Oddities Which is closer to Heaven the Satellite or The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, also known as St David's Cathedral Cardiff is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Cardiff, South Wales posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: 5/4/2013 |
 view gallery | Jubiläumsbrunnen — Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany in Epic Beings and Creatures The Jubiläumsbrunnen (Jubilee Fountain, also called Neptune fountain) stands in front of the Elberfeld Town Hall. At the top of fountain you see a about three meters high figure of Neptune, the Roman god of water and the sea, with his typical trident posted by: prussel location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Little monster mailbox - Vlamerthinge - belgium
in Themed Homemade Mailboxes Odd looking mailbox in Vlamerthinge - belgium posted by: lopac44 location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Rubbing 'Oma Duhnsens' Money Wallet - Hannover, Germany, NI in Urban Legends and Superstitions There's a statue of the so-called 'Oma Duhnsen' (Granny Duhnsen) a locally well known former market woman. And there's also some superstition about rubbing her money wallet: This will bring good luck and money for newly married couples. posted by: Tante.Hossi location: Niedersachsen, Germany date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St Fagans Castle & Gardens - Satellite Oddity - Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain. in Satellite Imagery Oddities St Fagans Castle originally a Ringwork raised in 1091-AD and by the 13th Century, was a solid stone castle. The medieval stone curtain wall remains, can still be seen to this day. Located in St Fagans, Cardiff, Capital of Wales. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/21/2013 last visited: 4/7/2013 |
 view gallery | Newcastle Castle - Bridgend, Wales in Satellite Imagery Oddities The castle of Newcastle in Bridgend is strategically placed on a high bluff above the Ogmore valley to guard the river crossing below. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/21/2013 last visited: 4/7/2013 |
 view gallery | LARGEST -- Megalithic enclosure on the Iberian Peninsula - Evora, Portugal in Superlatives The Cromlech of the Almendres megalithic complex (or Almendres Cromlech), located near Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora. posted by: razalas location: Évora, Portugal date approved: 3/21/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Cromeleque dos Almendres - Evora, Portugal in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Cromlech of the Almendres megalithic complex (or Almendres Cromlech), located near Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora. posted by: razalas location: Évora, Portugal date approved: 3/21/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Big Bridge - Satellite Oddity - Afan Valley, Wales, Great Britain. in Satellite Imagery Oddities The former Aquaduct is a four arch bridge and is 450 feet Long, and 75 feet high, known locally as 'Y Bont Fawr' The Big Bridge is situated at Pontrhydyfen, in the Afan Valley, South Wales. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/21/2013 last visited: 4/7/2013 |
 view gallery |  Nemo33 - Brussel - Belgium
in Guinness World Records Deepest swimming pool for diving. posted by: lopac44 location: Brussels, Belgium date approved: 3/20/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | ONLY -- Floating Wooden Swing Bridge in the World - Willemstad, Curacao in Superlatives The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge located in Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao. It is 168 m (~550 ft) long and the only floating wooden swing bridge in the world. posted by: Raven location: Curacao date approved: 3/20/2013 last visited: 1/1/2013 |
 view gallery | OLDEST -- Masonic Lodge in Washington State in Superlatives Franklin Lodge No. 5 is Washington State's oldest Masonic lodge, chartered in 1859, in the historic former milltown of Port Gamble, WA. posted by: thebeav69 location: Washington date approved: 3/20/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Spook Hill - Middlesex, NY
in Vortexes, Mystery Spots, and Gravity Hills Magnetic hill located east of Canandaigua Lake on Newell Road near Middlesex, New York. posted by: mTn_biKer65 location: New York date approved: 3/19/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Dragon - Margam Country Park - Wales, Great Britain. in Epic Beings and Creatures This rather coy looking carved wooden Dragon stands in the magnificent Margam Castle grounds, which include ornamental gardens, and a Deer park, all within 1000 acres of breathtaking South Wales countryside. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/19/2013 last visited: 3/22/2013 |
 view gallery | HIGHEST -- Bridge in the Caribbean - Willemstad, Curacao in Superlatives The Queen Juliana bridge is a four-lane road arch bridge crossing the St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Curacao. Reaching a height of 56.4 m (185 ft) above the waterline at its apex, it is the highest bridge in the entire Caribbean. posted by: Raven location: Curacao date approved: 3/19/2013 last visited: 4/22/2013 |
 view gallery | St Mary's Priory Church - Satellite Oddity - Abergavenny, Wales, Great Britain.[ in Satellite Imagery Oddities View of St Mary's Priory Church is the parish church for the town and community of Abergavenny for nearly 1000 years. St Marys Priory Church contains many stone artifacts including a Norman Font. Jesse, and Medieval Tombs. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/18/2013 last visited: 3/11/2013 |
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