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Luxor Gutted, Treasures To Museum

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Dark reports we’ve received have proved true; the Egyptian-themed attractions inside the Luxor Pyramid in Las Vegas are gone. The John Dykstra special effects Imax ride is history, as is the reproduction of King Tut’s burial chamber — but on a happier note, all of the “authentic reproductions” from the tomb have been donated to [...]

Tourism Can Solve Arizona’s Giant Tire Pile Problem

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Steve Robinson, owner of Envirotech Industries, had a vision. He got his hands on as many old tires as he could — 10 million by some estimates — and piled them in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Garbage? Hah! It was a modern day Peg Leg Gold Mine. Robinson was going to use secret giant microwaves to [...]

Cave Tour du Jour: Poll Results

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Guide at Secret Caverns, Cobleskill, NY Poll Question: Which of these show cave tour elements is most appealing to you? The vacation landscape can change all it wants, but show caves — those walk-thru subterranean passages with the artificial lights and slippery handrails — will always be with us. Enterprising cave owners were charging admission [...]

Rebel Daughter Re-Fingered — Again

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Shameful. That’s the only word to describe the vandalism that once again deprived the statue of Emma Sansom in Gadsden, Alabama, of her right index finger. Emma, “the sunbonnet heroine,” was a noble maiden of the Confederacy. Her dainty 15-year-old finger turned the tide for the Rebels — briefly — when it pointed southern troops [...]

Montana Memorial to “World’s Fastest Gun”

Friday, June 27th, 2008

In light of this week’s Supreme Court decision to end handgun restrictions in our nation’s capital, we might all want to schedule a trip to the East Fork Dam south of Lewistown, Montana. That’s where a monument has just been erected to Ed McGivern, who was better at shooting a handgun than anyone, ever. Ed [...]

World’s Largest Reagan Statue To Be Unveiled

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

After four years and several setbacks, the world’s largest Ronald Reagan statue will be unveiled in Covington, Louisiana, this Friday. The statue was not Covington’s idea. “We had nothing to do with it,” said city council president Trey Blackall. A local oil tycoon, however, was interested in building a big Reagan tribute, and Covington volunteered [...]

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