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babblefu

Artist focusing on European castle ruins, cityscapes of medieval Europe and portraits of classical and Gothic horror figures. I perform a presentation to local libraries that connects supernatural characters with the ancient stone sites and historical people that inspired their stories.

http://www.stones-exhibit.com

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Liverpool, England

The Law Oak

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.

johnreppion

Added by johnreppion

Liverpool, England

The Calderstones

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

Added by lercio

Liverpool, England

Sanctuary Stone

This stone once marked the boundaries of Liverpool's medieval markets.

Gavin

Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Gavin

Liverpool, England

Martins Bank Building

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

Gavin

Liverpool, England

St Johns Beacon

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Liverpool, England

St George's Hall

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

Chris Cannon

Added by Chris Cannon

Zurich, Switzerland

Urania Observatory

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Griswold, Connecticut

Jewett City Vampires

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Columbia, Pennsylvania

National Watch and Clock Museum

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

York, Pennsylvania

Cookes House

Political activist and writer Thomas Paine once lodged at this location.

wbranderjr

Added by wbranderjr

Yorklyn, Pennsylvania

Haines Shoe House

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

michelle

Added by michelle

Marietta, Pennsylvania

The White Cliffs of Conoy

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

ajbergey

Added by ajbergey

Bainbridge, Pennsylvania

Conewago Potholes

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

Added by Octomagi

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Dinosaur Tracks

Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.

Traveling Maven

Added by Traveling Maven

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

bryanwoerner

Added by bryanwoerner

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Indian Echo Caverns

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hotel Hershey

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Added by OKonheim

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

John Goodway Sycamore Tree

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

eddykosik

Added by eddykosik

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Bube's Brewery & Catacombs

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Manheim, Pennsylvania

Big Chiques Bridge #4

One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.

Added by blimpcaptain

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Wheatland

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

dlc31723

Added by dlc31723