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		<title>&#8216;Tis The Season For Dark Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Statues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may be simplistic to describe two new, all-black, public outdoor artworks as creepy -- but they are, and they've arrived just in time for Halloween. They are Non-Sign II and Geometric Death Frequency-141.]]></description>
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		<title>Twistee Tales &#8211; Ice Cream Cone Buildings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roadside News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've ever dreamed of making a smooth move in the real estate game, now may be the time to snatch up your very own soft serve structure. Two former Twistee Treat ice-cream-cone-shaped stands are currently up for sale. With interest rates low and interest in ice cream high, this could be an opportune time to acquire a highly desirable dairy destination.]]></description>
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		<title>When Dino is Finito</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Closing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dinosaur behemoths of yore are long gone, and now it looks like our nation's old timey dinosaur parks also face inevitable decline and extinction.]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Go Day Glow (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/lets-go-day-glow-pt-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/?p=3736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve found Parts 1 and 2 of this series illuminating, then you are ready to behold Roadside&#8217;s top sights that &#8220;Fluoresce to Impress&#8221;! Ultraviolet Apocalypse The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery in Munster, Indiana is a peaceful shrine set upon bucolic grounds. But if you enter the three-story Grotto of the Holy Mother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Go Day Glow (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/lets-go-day-glow-pt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;ve absorbed a bit about the science behind fluorescence, let&#8217;s see how black lights and glow-in-the-dark effects add psychedelic pageantry to many leisuretime activities. Eerie day-glo exoticism is a popular feature at haunted houses, mystery spots, and classic amusement park &#8220;dark rides&#8221; (many of which have undergone klutzy re-branding, Kennywood&#8217;s &#8220;Garfield&#8217;s Nightmare&#8221; being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Go Day Glow (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/lets-go-day-glow-pt-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Black light adds a trippy glow to a host of otherwise unenlightened tourist attractions. For many decades, fluorescent enhancement has brought a dramatic beauty to your average mini-golf course, common cavern, or mundane mineral display. But how does black light really work?]]></description>
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		<title>A Knitting Tribute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Handmade scarves began appearing around the necks of Rapid City, South Dakota's downtown display of life-size bronze presidential statues. This cowl play was perpetrated by a mother/daughter duo of renegade knitters who elected to strike the "City of Presidents" with a form of cheerful transitory graffiti known as "yarn bombing."]]></description>
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		<title>2010: A Year To Remember</title>
		<link>http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/2010-a-year-to-remember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Places]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the new year comes the promise of new wonders, yet unborn, that will dazzle our eyeballs into the distracted-driver danger zone. Here's a brief look at some of the anticipated highlights for 2010 -- and remember that every year also brings dozens of unexpected new attractions.]]></description>
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		<title>Shrine for Senior Citizen Southern Rockers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken at RoadsideAmerica.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attraction News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/?p=3045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It may never attain the stature of Graceland, but fans of The Allman Brothers Band now have a pilgrimage shrine tourist attraction of their own. The Big House Museum in Macon, Georgia, has opened. It&#8217;s the house in which the band lived during its productive years, a combination commune/crash pad in a surprisingly suburban upscale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nude For Thought</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re constantly coming across reports of public protest over nude statuary. Townships are always abuzz over art au natural. Three recent undressed uproars demonstrate that demands for modesty are often directed at the least sexy of sculptures. No Longer Controversial: David, Sioux Falls, SD. Take &#8220;Journey To The New&#8221; in Delray Beach, Florida. This serious [...]]]></description>
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