776. Pictographs by: Ancient Graffiti Pictographs date back thousands of years and are found all over the world. They were used by early man to record events, visions and story telling. They were produced using crude tools such as sticks, rocks, bone or paints from natural materials. |
777. 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. |
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779. 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. |
780. Religious Freedom by: Witnesses This is a place to identify and present places around the world commemorating the universal human struggle for religious freedom. |
781. 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. |
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783. 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. |
784. 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. |
785. Shooting Ranges by: Rangers Lets go Shooting! Share your favorite shooting range here or find a shooting range to shoot in your favorite Firearm. |
786. 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. |
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789. 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. |
790. 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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791. 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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794. 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. |
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796. 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. |
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798. 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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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. |