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St. Paul, Minnesota: Giant Braille Book

A large, permanent monument looks like an open, braille book. You'd need fingers the size of bolster pillows to read it.

Address:
155 W. 6th St., St. Paul, MN
Directions:
Southwest edge of downtown. It's slightly off the street in a small garden on the north side of W. 6th St., across from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. There are stairs next to the Northland Insurance building to its right (east) and an open pay parking lot to its left (west). Go up the stairs and to the left.
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Big Braille Book

A giant Braille Book (sculpture) can be found in a small garden. There is a Walt Whitman poem carved into the back.

[Paul Deeming, 10/10/2019]

Big braille book.

Giant Braille Book

On a raised plaza north of the Roy Wilkins Auditorium and the Ordway, a giant Braille Book can be found. There is a Walt Whitman poem carved into the back.

[Ryan Richards, 06/09/2016]

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