wlkeller2's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

wlkeller2

born in 1947, male, living in suburban PA, retired from US Air Force with 16 years in mainland Japan, Okinawa, and S Korea, retired also from PA State government, Japanese wife and one adult daughter

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Places visited in Odate, Japan

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Tōno City, Japan

Kappabuchi Pool

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

‘Homesick Hachiko’

Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Ghibli Museum

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Added by ack sed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanamaker Building

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

michelle

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London, England

Coade Stone Caryatids

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

AmunyAnkhesenra

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The Asahi Flame

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Gyeongju, South Korea

Cheomseongdae

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Gyeongju, South Korea

Gyeongju Seokbinggo

An early Korean refrigerator.

katielou106

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Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

KoinuSensei

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Cyclorama

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Annetta Black

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

bryanwoerner

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Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Indian Echo Caverns

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

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg