Famous (or not so famous) Landmarks Where You Live?

[TwentyFo]

Originally posted by Motherland
I live within driving distance of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania... site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War[/img]

With Holloween around the corner, do you know of any hauntings in that area. I've never had a supernatural experience, but I know people who have. Please share any stories you may  have.

[Motherland]

Ive heard lots of stories (ghosts giving visitors musketballs, yelling "Who Go's There!?", ghosts showing up on polaroids, etc.), but not experienced any myself... I personally think its a bunch of BS, but let people have their fun

[68slayr]

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Sry some of the pics are small....

Can you guess it?

[715]

I live between heaven and hell, figuratively speaking.

Heaven would be represented by the Sierra Nevada.  I would be able to see the highest mountain in the continental US, Mount Whitney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mount_Whitney_2003-03-25.jpg), from the window behind my monitor if it weren't for another 14,000+ ft mountain in the way (Langley).
 
From the same window I can also see Death Valley National Park.  My house is 15 miles from the Trona Pinnacles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:01-2007-TronaPinnacles-01.jpg), an area that many movie directors have used to represent hell (example: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier).

And yes, it gets very hot here.  Parking lots must have special concrete areas for motorcycles; otherwise their kick stands sink into the melting asphalt and the bikes fall over.

[Obie303]

Motherland, I've been to the Gettysburg area twice.  The first time was on my honeymoon (I know it sounds wierd but the wife picked the area, not me!)  The ghost walk was pretty cool.  I don't believe in that sort of stuff, but if you're in town, do as the tourists do.  It was a nice night and was fun.  

The first time we stayed at the Sheppard Mansion in Hanover (Snyder Pretzels).  That was a great little town.  Klingers bar was awesome!  300 different beers in stock!  The Altland House (Eisenhower's favorite watering hole).  There is so much to do in the area, the wife and I had a blast!

We also went back this year for our 5th anniversary.  This time we stayed in Liditz.  That was another nice little town.  It was a little further away from Gettysburg, but the area is very nice to visit.  (kids drive like they are in the Daytona 500 though.)

I would highly recommend to anyone that has the chance to visit Gettysburg to do so.  The people are friendly, great food, and the area is loaded with history!


Obie

[Brooke]

The Space Needle



Mount Rainier



Mount St. Helens



The forests and mountains

[swoose]

Probably the closest is the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk on the outer banks. The Lost Colony is in Manteo.
Swoose

[CptHowdy]

All before were very impressive,,but you can't match the grandeur of The Big Chicken!

[Neubob]

Originally posted by crockett
I live in Daytona Beach.. take your pick on the landmarks.

I didn't know that a puddle of beer barf was a landmark.

[AWMac]

Oklahoma Easter Day Parades.

[Mickey1992]

Columbus Ohio skyline.



At the time it was completed (1927) the the American Insurance Union Citadel (now the LeVeque Tower) was the 5th tallest building in the world, and the tallest between New York and Chicago.  It was purposely designed to be 1 foot taller than the Washington Monument, but using modern measuring methods it was determined it is only 3/8 of an inch taller.

[Blank]

Near me one of the most exciting Nov 5th (anniversary of the Stopping the plot to blow up the houses of parliment by Guy Fawks) in UK

http://www.otterytarbarrels.co.uk/gallery.html

An old old tradition hundreds of years old, it attracts 20,000 people and they pack into a tiny devon village and each pub sponsers a Barrel which has been prepared with coal tar inside.

At a set time they set fire to a barrel and leg it up and down the street until the barrel has burned away and they cant hold it anymore.

Is the only place in uk left they do this and quite a spectacle.

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Also down 20 miles down the road it may not be a cool mountain or volcano but a massive part of your history:

The Mayflower Steps , where the pilgrim fathers set off from all those years ago



Pretty much where the US started out all those years ago

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also locally we have the beach 'Slapton Sands' -  it played an important part in the D-Day landings and over 900 US servicemen lost thier lives there during the training exercise 'Operation Tiger' :-(

[JB73]

about the only famous thing in Milwaukee is the Calatrava designed muesuem

[Gh0stFT]

first of all,  some very nice places people posted here, the Marin County Civic Center that Karnak posted looks so cool,
it could be a shot from a new Starwars Episode i like the Design!

I live in germany just at the swiss border, here are some points around my
town where i live (mostly nature related).

this are the Rhein Falls (Europe largest falls) a few miles east (swiss side):


this are a few miles to the west, the Black Forrest (Schwarzwald, german side, good beer breweries here!):


this are a few miles south, lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstätter See, swiss side)
Alot of places for paragliders btw!:


And this is LSZH (Zürich Airport), 16miles south from me

[68Wooley]

Originally posted by Fianna
Gotta love the high sierras.

Amen to that