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- Bird Creek, Alaska - The Bird House
The Bird House is located right off of Seward Hwy, south of Anchorage, AK, before you get to Girdwood. It is in the town of Bird and next to Bird Creek, but this place is so tiny it isn't on every map.
What is it? This is an old cabin turned into a bar. It has one door and one window (which has no glass, it is just a wood shutter propped open). It is decorated inside and out with undergarments, bumper stickers, business cards, and more undergarments. The largest bra I have ever seen is tacked on the outside, above the door. The floor is sawdust - new floor every week! On the outside is a large blue bird attached under the eaves, as if the whole building were a Bird House. The bathroom doors have hinges and handles on the same side -- "Ha Ha, look at the tourists trying to open the door". This was a fun, friendly stop on my mini tour of Alaska and I recommend it to all. (Despite the decor, this wasn't a sleazy bar).
[kmriege, 08/30/1999]The Bird House:- Directions:
- Was along the Seward Highway south of Anchorage.
- Hours:
- Burned down in the late 1990s.
- Status:
- Gone
A gift shop and town (with street lights shaped like candy canes) dedicated to Christmas, with all the trimmings, including the North Pole, live reindeer and the World's Largest Santa.
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- Address:
- 101 Saint Nicholas Drive, North Pole, AK
- Directions:
- East of Fairbanks, at milepost 14 of the Richardson Hwy.
- Phone:
- 907-488-2200
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Since 1989, folk artist Joe Minter has filled his yard with homemade sculptures, shrines, and signs as a tribute to African-Americans, on orders from God. Visitors are welcome.
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- Address:
- 931 Nassau Ave. SW., Birmingham, AL
- Directions:
- On the southwest edge of the city. I-65 exit 258. Drive west on Route 18 for one mile, then turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Drive south and take the third right onto Nassau Ave. Joe Minter's place is the last house on the left.
- Hours:
- Daylight hours. Open gate policy; tours available if Joe is at home. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 205-322-7370
- Admission:
- Free, but you can buy an African Village book and/or DVD from Joe.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Portrait of a doomed man flash-photographed by storm in the upper window of a courthouse in 1878. Still visible from outside if you squint.
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Pickens County Courthouse
- Address:
- Rt. 86, Carrollton, AL
- Directions:
- Pickens County Courthouse. Downtown, on Courthouse Square, at the intersection of Hwys 86 and 17.
- Phone:
- 205-367-2049
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
One monk's masterpiece, an old quarry filled with miniature versions of the world's most famous buildings. It took him 25 years to build.
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Saint Bernard Abbey
- Address:
- 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE, Cullman, AL
- Directions:
- Saint Bernard Abbey. I-65 exit 308, then drive east, through town, on US Hwy 278 for 3.5 miles. Turn right at St. Bernard Drive SE onto the Abbey grounds. Drive a half-mile. Grotto entrance building on right. Grotto not wheelchair accessible.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 9-5; Du 11:30-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 256-734-4110
- Admission:
- Adults $10; 13-17 $8, 5-12 $7, Seniors AAA/AARP $8
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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