776.  IMAX Theaters
by:  IMAX Projectors Really big screen locations that feature this unique film format. *UPDATE* New movie theater formats (alternatives to IMAX) are now welcomed into this category as of 1/6/2016. |
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778.  Motor Vehicle Museums 
by: Car Museums Do you know of a really cool museum that is dedicated to the preservation and/or display of motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, fire engines, and other motor vehicles? This is the place to list them so we can all enjoy them. |
779.  Religious Freedom
by: Witnesses This is a place to identify and present places around the world commemorating the universal human struggle for religious freedom. |
780.  Japanese Gardens
by: Japanese Garden Group Japanese gardens derive their beauty from a blending of different elements such as sand or gravel, rocks, water, ornaments (lanterns, bridges, etc.), natural plants, and the garden’s surroundings. It is a favorite style of gardening found not just in Japan but worldwide. |
781.  Children's Museums
by: Children's Museums Children’s museums are cultural institutions committed to serving the needs and interests of children by providing exhibits and programs that stimulate curiosity and motivate learning. There are approximately 350 children’s museums around the world. |
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783.  Capitol Buildings
by: Capitols - Managers The Capitols category has been created to Waymark the central government building of a country or a state, provincial or equivalent principle division of a country. This is not for counties, municipalities, local governments, or other smaller divisions of territory. This category is intended to catalog current Capitols, not historic ones. |
784.  Shooting Ranges
by: Rangers Lets go Shooting! Share your favorite shooting range here or find a shooting range to shoot in your favorite Firearm. |
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786.  Coastal Boardwalks
by: Plankplacers Raised walking platforms often constructed of wood or composite materials. They are usually for the purpose of allowing people to avoid terrain matters such as rocks and sand. Typically these afford viewing areas of water features such as oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds. |
787.  Artificial Climbing Walls
by: The Belay Slaves A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, used for climbing. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material most often used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled into it. Recently, manufactured steel and aluminum have also been used. The wall may have places to attach belay ropes, but may also be used to practice lead climbing or bouldering. |
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789.  National Wildlife Refuges
by: National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuges are relatively undisturbed ecosystems, containing nationally significant habitats for animals or plants. These areas are created and managed Nationally for the purposes of wildlife conservation, research, and interpretation.
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790.  Ancient Aqueducts
by: Ancient Aqueducts Engineers Any type of aqueduct built to provide water to villages, cities and communities. It can be an aerial aqueduct, an underground aqueduct, a surface aqueduct or a mix of all types.
They brought us water, now they brings us our history.
Update: irrigation canals are accepted too.
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793.  All Things Star Wars
by: Sith Council The challenge of this category is to find something that physically exists here on earth, that has a relation to the Star Wars universe. |
794.  Waymark Tours (WayTours)
by: EcoMarking Waymarking tours (WayTours) are short, guided tours of towns. These are for any visitors to a town who want an "insider's look" of where to go, what to see, and what to do. |
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797.  Best Kept Secrets
by: Wow Waymarkers Do you know of some place in your town or neighborhood that is unknown to most of the locals and that you would like to share with the waymarking community? A place with a great view, an interesting artifact, or the location of some event that is of interest to the general public. We want the visitors to exclaim, "Wow! I didn't know this was here." |
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799.  Elevated Buildings
by: Above the Ground Elevated buildings are those which, for myriad reasons, were constructed with the desire that they not be in contact with Terra Firma. They may occur in various forms, the predominant one being that of a relatively small building elevated well above the earth by posts or columns. These may be elevated caches, granaries or warehouses constructed for storage of food or supplies, fishing huts, bird watching or hunting blinds, or fire lookout towers. |
800.  Sailing and Yacht Clubs
by: First Watchers Waymarks in this category mark the coordinates for Sailing and Sailing Yacht clubs with launching facilities for sailboats. It could include clubs that cater to powerboats, but the main purpose must be to promote sailing. |