 Butterfly Houses 
by:  Butterfly Houses Butterfly Houses are places where they have made an artificial environment where tropical butterflies can live outside their native habitat. |
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 Cave Entrances (Natural)
by: Natural Cave Entrances Managers Find a hollow or natural passage under or into the earth and mark the entrance or opening. Please be aware that cave exploring is an inherently dangerous activity that, like rock climbing, is made safer by the use of proper equipment and knowledge. To learn more about responsible, safe, and environmentally friendly caving, this group encourages you to seek out a local cavers' club for a good introduction to the sport.
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 Karaoke Bars
by: Japanese Singing Canaries This category goes out to all of you ladies (and gents) who love to belt it out rock-star style, even if you can't carry a tune. If the location offers up regular karaoke, post it here! |
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 Native American Trail Trees
by: Native American Trail Trees group Trail trees are trees that were modified by the American Aboriginal peoples in order to signify trails, campsites, or special locations (water supply, food, safety, etc.). Often these were oak saplings that are given a unique bend, usually pointed in the direction of the point of interest.
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 Sphinx Sculptures
by: Sphinx Manager Group <p>Locate a sculpture, building, or anything that resembles the famous Egyptian or Greek figures.<p>
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<p>"A Sphinx is an iconic image of a recumbent lion with a human head, invented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, but a cultural import in archaic Greek mythology, where it received its name (Greek Sf???, "strangler"). The best known is the Great Sphinx of Giza."<p> |
 Ohio Historical Markers
by: OHM Managers The Buckeye state has a rich history. Ohio is dotted over 1,300 of these large metal historical marker signs, each giving a glimpse into our past with a short history lesson. |
 Simulacra
by: Simulacra Managers Simulacra are inanimate objects - usually stones, rock walls, old tree trunks, plants, patches of peeling paint, rust spots, and so on that have uncanny resemblances to inanimate things. Often tricks of light and shadow make these objects fleeting, and hard to see again. |
 Themed Homemade Mailboxes
by: Mailbox Connoisseurs <br>This Category is basically for homemade mailboxes, they may be funny or unique but not commercially available even tho they might have been modified to give them a somewhat different appearance. If they are regular mailboxes that have been substantially modified to give them a "Unique" individual look they might also be accepted. If in doubt an "Officer Review" vote will be called.
MAILBOXES ONLY! NO POSTS OR SUPPORTS! |
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 Quonset Huts
by: Quonset Hut Quonset huts - those icons of WWII American ingenuity - can still be seen all over the world... although they aren't always immediately recognizable! Your mission: find one and tell us how it's being used today!
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 Octagon Buildings
by: Octagon Buildings Managers Eight-sided buildings are found the around the world in a wide variety of structures -- lighthouses in Florida, water towers in Germany, homes in Wisconsin and shops in New Zealand. Let's see your octagonal building find! |
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 Drive-In Movie Theaters
by: Drive-In Movie Theaters Managers The Big Picture: As indoor multiplexis multiply, the screen sizes shrink, & prices climb; audiences wreary of this rampant commercialism are rediscovering 'Drive-Ins'.
Drive-Ins provide romantic & nostalgic alternatives under the stars; have larger screens, snack bar menus, & usually 2 sometimes 3 movies for the price of 1 . Yet, Drive-Ins offer an experience & an opportunity for us that is more than meerly seeing a movie on the BiG screen. It is about seeing the larger picture. |
 Luftwaffe Radar Ruins
by: Luftwaffe Radar Ruins Managers During World War II, German Luftwaffe (air force) built air defence radar and communication stations as part of "the Atlantikwall" A line of defense against the allied forces.
Most of the sites have been demolished, but remains can still be found all over Europe (mainly the coastline countries)
More info on the Luftwaffe Radar Ruins and the Atlantikwall can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Wall
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/misc_sites2.htm |
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