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Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Niles Essanay Silent Film MuseumThis quaint archive of the silent era preserves and homages a seminal moment in the history film.It was Spring in San Francisco. One quiet April morning, in 1906, a San...
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Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery
Count Orlok’s Nightmare GalleryA collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery is a movie monster museum located in Salem, MA. This private collection of...
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The Home Alone House
The Home Alone HouseRecognized the world over as the home of the McCallister's in the 1990 movie Home Alone, currently for sale for $2.4 millionFor those who grew up in the 90s, Home Alone is a sort of...
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Lookout Mountain Airforce Station
Lookout Mountain Airforce StationSecret US military film studio in the Hollywood HillsLos Angeles, California is the epicenter of the movie-making industry, so it should come as no surprise that the US...
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Hotel Sidi Driss
Hotel Sidi DrissOriginal film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from Star Wars trilogyHotel Sidi Driss should be on a map of every hard core Star War fan. It is the place where many of the most...
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Michigan Theatre
Michigan TheatreOpulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garageStanding on the spot where Henry Ford opened his first workshop in 1892, the Michigan Theatre, once an...
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Wadi al-Hitan - The Valley of the Whales
Wadi al-Hitan - The Valley of the WhalesEgyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creatureFew sites in the world speak of an evolutionary tale as...
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The Bone Room
The Bone RoomA store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.The Bone Room is a fascinating natural history/curiosity store in North Berkeley that sells all manner of mammal,...
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Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary
Aviarios del Caribe Sloth SanctuarySloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa RicaAviarios del Caribe has some of the cutest residents in all of Costa Rica. They're so cute that regular...
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International Cryptozoology Museum
International Cryptozoology MuseumThe world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of cryptid specimensLoren Coleman first started pursuing unusual, often...
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Green Animals Topiary Garden
Green Animals Topiary GardenUnicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!Long before Stephen King included topiary animals in his novel The Shining, plants rendered in unconventional forms have held an...
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Blythe Intaglios
Blythe IntagliosAncient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earthIntaglios, or gigantic human, animal, and geometric figures drawn on the ground's surface are known throughout the...
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Foster's Big Horn
Foster's Big HornOver 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmareAt the turn of the last century, the American public was...
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Old Zoo Picnic Area
Old Zoo Picnic Area Abandoned LA zoo is a perfect place to experience what it is like to be on the other side of the bars In a quiet area of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, you can picnic in a bear...
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Plum Island Animal Disease CenterA tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiositiesFor many, the mere mention of 'Swine Flu,' 'Avian Influenza' or 'Mad Cow Disease' can set off...
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Museum of Hunting and Nature
Museum of Hunting and NatureThe story of hunting and animal lore is told through taxidermy, hands on curiosity cabinets, and stunning displaysEvery seeker of the unusual loves a good taxidermy museum...
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Old Harry Rocks
Old Harry Rocks65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic CoastStanding guard on the coast of England near Dorset, are the massive Old Harry Rocks. Formed over millions of...
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The Oldest Chunk of Rock in the World
The Oldest Chunk of Rock in the WorldThe 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought. Here’s something to really piss off the creationists: the...
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The Archer Stone
The Archer StonePrehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's StoneIn the heart of suburbia, enclosed by green painted iron railings, lies an...
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Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls
Kilt Rock and Mealt FallsAncient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing soundOn the Inner Hebridean Isle of Skye are two spectacular sights, both visible from...
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