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Valley Of The Giants: Empire State Big

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Two visionary women want to transform a sleepy region of upstate New York into a tourist destination known as “The Valley of the Giants.”

Kentucky Rushmore, Just One Of The Kentucky Wonders

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Will Russell has a dream. Well, actually, he has several dreams — and none of them are normal.

World’s Largest Lava Lamp, Take 3

Monday, April 4th, 2011

It’s been nearly ten years since the idea of the World’s Largest Lava Lamp first bubbled to the surface in Soap Lake, Washington.

Space Race – No Squirming Hatch Blowers in NM

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Hatch has accepted delivery of a 65-foot-tall nuclear missile, which it plans to erect out by the highway to attract visitors to the town. It’s part of Hatch’s town slogan, “The New Gateway to Space.”

Uncommon Cents in Abe City

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

For the past seven years, David Farrell has wanted to build a giant Lincoln Penny. It would stand in downtown Springfield, Illinois, the city of many Abe Lincoln attractions. Despite his efforts, “Farrell’s penny,” as some call it, seems no closer to reality than it was in 2003. But that in no way dampens David’s [...]

Winds Of Change For Simpson’s Whirligigs

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

For decades, handyman Vollis Simpson has been making giant “whirligigs” — home-built junk-art contraptions designed to spin in the wind — and mounting them on poles in a field next to his home in Lucama, North Carolina.

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