Wineries by: Wineries A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. Some wineries are located on the same site as the vineyard whose grapes they process, while others process grapes they purchase from vineyards many miles away. |
Ghost Towns by: Ghost Towns Management A ghost town is a town that has been abandoned, usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or because of natural or human-caused disasters. |
Shipwrecks by: Shipwrecks Waymark Commitee A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. Shipwreck also refers to the event that caused the damage, destruction & loss of the ship or boat.
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Windmills by: Windmills Worldwide Since ancient times, man has harnessed the power of the wind to provide assistance in various tasks. Grain milling, water pumping, threshing, and sawmills were common, as well as a means to provide electricity in more modern times. A good resource for widmill history and design can be found at:
http://www.windmillworld.com/windmills/history.htm |
Waychapels by: Waychapels Waychapels or Wayside Chapels (in German: Wegkapelle) can be found alongside highways, on bridges, or at the entrances to a town and have traditionally served as a respite for travellers. Typically, these chapels are open to all faiths. In modern days many of these wayside chapels have fallen to ruins, but a few still remain. |
Unique Bird Houses by: Birders & Associates This category is only open to painted or decorated "UNIQUE BIRDHOUSES" (Close-ups only!!!)
I am not really interested in people or GPS photos on the display page, but these may be logged on the "Gallery Page" |
Giant Board Games by: Giant Board Games For display or play, giant board games are typically found in parks or garden areas. Find an example of one of these oversized games and mark its location. |
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Town Clocks by: Town Clocks The manufacture of clocks became a thriving industry in the 14th and 15th centuries. Every town soon had to have its own. Although the basic mechanism did not change during this period, the development of better ways to cut gears and to make other metal parts was an important precursor of the Industrial Revolution. Today you can still find many of these giant clocks in town centers and other important meeting spots. Find and mark a "Town Clock" that still exists in your area. |
Oddball Museums by: Oddball Museums Managers You'll find the oddest museums in the most unlikely places. The Museum of Spam, The Toilet Seat Art Museum, and the Incredible World of Navel Fluff are just a few. |
Firehouses by: Firehouses (Please read the full category description before posting a Firehouse - Especially the section highlighted in red.)
Buildings or other areas set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i.e, fire engines and related vehicles), personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment (including ambulances). It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas such as meeting rooms, workshop, or laundry. |
California Historical Markers by: California Historic Markers Roadside historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here. California's historic marker program is a great way to learn the history of the The Golden State! See waymark creation and logging requirements below. |
Shot Towers by: Shot Towers In 1783, William Watts of Bristol took out a patent for a process "for making small shot perfectly globular in form and without dimples, notches and imperfections which other shot hereto manufactured usually have on their surface".
By pouring lead into a sieve, and letting it cool as it falls, the lead forms into a perfect sphere before falling into a water tank at the bottom. |
Curling Clubs by: Curling Clubs Managers Curling is a great sport and more and more people are playing every year. With the past "Winter Olympics" curling was again, on TV, raising awareness of this sport.
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There are clubs throughout the world, even in Florida.
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Winter Sports Locations by: Winter Sports Group There are many places to ski and a lot of them now allow snowboarding, whether they be small city or resort hills or large mountain resorts with a number of ski clubs. |
Walt Disney World Benchmarks by: Walt Disney World Resort Benchmark Managers Survey marks placed by Disney surveyors at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The Walt Disney World Resort includes the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom theme parks; the Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon water parks; Downtown Disney; about two dozen hotels; and other areas. Please see “Disneyland/DCA Benchmarks” for Disney survey marks in California. |
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Payphones by: Payphones Managers Due to the mass use of cell phones nowadays, the payphone can be a rare find. Locate a working payphone and note the phone number. |
Automobile Association Signs by: AA Signs Scattered throughout Britain are a whole series of large yellow and black discs set up by the AA more than 80 years ago. We are told they are called village signs. There is no record of where they are, or indeed how many, and the AA no longer 'owns' them. |
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Natural Arches by: Natural Arches Managers A natural arch or natural bridge is a formation (or landform) where a rock arch forms, with a natural passageway through underneath. Photos required to list a waymark. |
Campgrounds by: Campgrounds Camping as a recreational activity that did not become popular until the early 20th century. Find a campground, mark its location, and describe the area. |