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1: Cadillac Ranch
by WanderingRaleighite

5/31/2007
Amarillo (vicinity) Potter USA

Cadillac Ranch

2: Ted Drewes Frozen Custard
by WanderingRaleighite

5/27/2007
St. Louis St. Louis Independent City USA


Caught on St. Louis leg of Route 66 snarfari with Scribe.

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard

3: Jane Austen's House
by MissEfficiency

February 10, 2007
Chawton Hampshire British Isles


Jane Austen's House

4: Eilean Donan Castle
by TCM

1990s
Unknown Unknown British Isles

Mam's favouritest castle in the whole wide world. It's a little one and quite distinctive; in fact BBC America uses it as its symbol.

Eilean Donan Castle

5: The West Montrose Covered Bridge
by Onyerbike

25 June 2006
Unknown Canada

Many people were at the bridge the day I snarfed this with my brother. There was a group of motorcyclists taking pictures, and planning a video shot of them roaring out of the bridge, and a nice couple who asked me to take their picture at "The Kissing Bridge" (as it's known locally). I assume the nickname came from the fact that the bridge is covered, so back in "the old days", it was a perfect place to steal a kiss without other folks seeing. Tsk tsk.

The West Montrose Covered Bridge

6: Phillips 66 Service Station
by Scribe

05/31/07
McLean Gray USA

Snarfed with Wandering Raleighite while traveling Route 66 in Texas. This was another of my favorite snarfs on the trip. They don't make gas stations like they used to. This was the first Phillips 66 station in Texas. Fortunately a local group is working to restore the building to make it more of a tourist attraction.

Phillips 66 Service Station

7: Flinders Street Railway Station Complex
by cathyinoz

05-MAY-2007
Melbourne City of Melbourne Australia


Flinders Street Railway Station occupies a site that has been the central point of Melbourne's rail system since 1854. By the 1880s the original buildings were considered inadequate and finally in 1899, after various plans lapsed, a competition was held for the design of Station buildings and approaches. The competition was won by James Fawcett and HPC Ashworth of the Railways Department. Their winning plans consisted of three floor plans and a roof plan covering the same area as the existing building along Flinders Street and substantial buildings along Swanston Street. Work commenced in 1900 by P. Rodger but was later taken over by the Railways and completed in 1910. The five storey Station complex extends for more than the length of a city block and includes offices, station facilities and platforms. The main entrance, angled across the intersection of Swanston and Flinders Streets, features a large arch and the original timetable clocks, and is surmounted by a large dome flanked by smaller cupolas. At the intersection of Elizabeth and Flinders Streets, a large clock tower rises above the building. The building was constructed of red brick with cement decoration and liberal use was made of pressed metal decoration.

Flinders Street Railway Station Complex

8: London Wall
by TCM

29 September 2006
London Greater London British Isles

An English Heritage sign states that this is one of the most imposing chunks of remaining London Wall.

London Wall

9: WonderWorks
by guinaveve

12-28-06
Pigeon Forge Unknown USA

I had driven by this once and thought it was the coolest looking place. I am a full grown adult and was desperate to go inside, it looked so neat. There wasn't time for it on that trip, so when we were in Pigeon Forge on another trip, I had to take my family there. We had a blast. The idea behind it is that a science experiment went awry and carried this house away where it landed upside down at it's current location. The lobby looks as though the ceiling is the floor and the floor is the ceiling. The rest has lots of fun scientific activities that are very hands on. I had as good a time there as my kids.

WonderWorks

10: Kansas Route 66 Historic District--East Galena
by Scribe

05/29/07
Galena Cherokee USA

Snarfed with Wandering Raleighite while traveling Route 66. The cool thing was getting the Route 66 logo in the picture.

Kansas Route 66 Historic District--East Galena

11: Leaning Water Tower
by Scribe

05/31/07
Groom Carson USA

Snarfed with Wandering Raleighite while traveling Route 66 in Texas. They say the leaning water tower is a big tourist draw. They were right.

Leaning Water Tower

12: Welcome to Glenfinnan
by TCM

25 September 2006
Glenfinnan Highland British Isles

Another Welcome to Glenfinnan sign from the National Trust. This area is famous for the raising of the standard where Bonnie Prince Charlie vowed to take back his throne.

The sign is boring. I give you...Glenfinnan.

Welcome to Glenfinnan

13: California Firefighters Memorial
by WanderingRaleighite

4/13/2008
Sacramento Sacramento USA

Caught while snarfing around Sacramento during second day of my California Train Snarfari.

California Firefighters Memorial

14: Philadelphia Museum of Art
by guinaveve

12-6-07
Philadelphia Philadelphia USA

We visited this museum and also saw the steps that Rocky ran up in the movies. This is a big deal talked about with much reverence in the group I was with, so it was pretty cool to see though I haven't seen all of the movies

Philadelphia Museum of Art

15: Lotta Crabtree Fountain
by WanderingRaleighite

4/12/2008
San Francisco San Francisco USA

Caught while snarfing around San Francisco during my California Train Snarfari.

Lotta Crabtree Fountain

16: Jack London
by WanderingRaleighite

4/13/2008
Oakland Alameda USA

Caught while snarfing around Oakland on second day of my California Train Snarfari.

Jack London

17: Hibernia Bank
by WanderingRaleighite

4/14/2008
San Francisco San Francisco USA


Caught on third day of my California Train Snarfari.

Hibernia Bank

18: Harry Caray
by Scribe

04/24/08
Chicago Cook USA

Snarfed while in Chicago on a business trip. Considering Harry Caray's long broadcasting career with the Chicago Cubs, it's not a shock that he's one of only two statues outside Wrigley Field.

Harry Caray

19: John Steinbeck House
by WanderingRaleighite

4/16/2008
Salinas Monterey USA

Train was delayed leaving Salinas, so I was able to snarf this one.

John Steinbeck House

20: Colonel (USAF) Ellison Shoji Onizuka
by WanderingRaleighite

4/18/2008
Los Angeles Los Angeles USA

Caught while snarfing around L.A. on eighth day of my California Train Snarfari.

Colonel (USAF) Ellison Shoji Onizuka

21: William E. Smith House
by WanderingRaleighite

1/21/2008
Selma Johnston USA


Caught while snarfing around Johnston County with Scribe.

William E. Smith House

22: Harry S Truman Birthplace
by flingo98

Jan 26, 2008
Lamar Barton USA

Visit the birthplace home of the only Missourian ever elected President of the United States - Harry S Truman. Born May 8, 1884, in a downstairs bedroom of a small frame house in Lamar, Harry Truman was the son of John Anderson and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman.

The Truman birthplace, which the family occupied until Harry was 11 months old, was built between 1880 and 1882. The Trumans purchased the 20- by 28-foot house as newlyweds in 1882 for $685. Visitors today can view its four downstairs rooms and two upstairs rooms, as well as the smokehouse, well and outhouse located in the back. The modest furnishings inside the house and the surrounding landscaping accurately represent a typical home of its style during the time the Trumans resided in Lamar. It has neither electricity nor indoor plumbing.

The United Auto Workers donated the home to the state in 1959 for preservation as a state historic site. President Truman himself attended the dedication on April 19, 1959. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Harry S Truman Birthplace

23: Dog Soldiers in Vietnam
by WanderingRaleighite

9/01/2007
Durham Durham USA

Caught while snarfing around Durham County with Scribe.

Dog Soldiers in Vietnam

24: Sir Alexander Fleming
by MissEfficiency

March 3, 2007
London Greater London British Isles


Sir Alexander Fleming

25: Big Brutus Mine Shovel
by flingo98

May 2007
West Mineral (near) Cherokee USA

This gigantic steam shovel was constructed between 1962 and 1963, taking eleven months and costing approximately 6.5 million dollars to construct. Working twenty-four hours a day and only moving two-tenths of a mile per hour, it took Big Brutus fifty-four seconds to scoop up a load of dirt, dump it, and return. Big Brutus was forced to shut down in 1974 due to economic problems and stricter EPA regulations. With no buyers on the market for a gigantic steam shovel; and being too costly to take apart for scrap, it was decided that Big Brutus would be given away. How then, was it, that Big Brutus' final resting place was in West Mineral?
"It was basically too big to move"
(7 miles north of Columbus, Kansas)

Roadside America has a cute little article about Big Brutus:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/KSWESbrutus.html

Big Brutus Mine Shovel

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