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The fossil coral reefs exposed at the Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio are among the oldest Silurian fossil reefs in the United States. These reefs formed during the important transitional time in the history of reefs, when corals were becoming more important as reef frame builders. The coral-stromatoporoid reef…
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Ruggedly beautiful – that’s how I call the Temple of Tolerance in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The owner, Jim Bowsher, started building this on his backyard in 1981. Its purpose is to help troubled kids find peace and keep them from ending behind bars. What is this exactly? It’s a collection of…
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So where exactly is the shortest street in America located at? The shortest street in America is McKinley St, located in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It’s length is about 15 meters (4.6 ft). Address: 300-304 McKinley St, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Click this link for travel directions. VIDEO
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This post certainly belongs to one of the unique roadside attractions in Ohio. The oldest concrete street in America is located in Court Avenue in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and was built in 1891 using Portland Cement. The person responsible for concreting it — George Bartholomew. He perfected and patented a new…
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There’s more to the sunflower fields in Yellow Springs Ohio than just sunflowers! I captured the little miracle creatures that were busy pollinating, flying from one flower disc to another, undisturbed by humans taking selfies. These pollinators and the flowers have a symbiotic relationship. The pollinators help increase confection sunflower…
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The Futuro House or UFO House in Carlisle, Ohio is an eye-catcher by itself. With two oblong saucers connected with a tube walkway, the structure is certainly an interesting roadside structure along Central Ave. I am not sure when the this UFO house was built, but the prefabricated Futuro home…
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Unlike other travel bloggers who haven’t been to the places they wrote about and simply borrowed other’s photos for their posts, in my case, I made sure that I visited them all. All the unusual and weird places and roadside attractions around Southern Ohio, I have seen them with my…
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The National Museum of the Great Lakes tells the stories of the four great lakes in North America: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. From chilling maritime history stories and early voyages, to past and present developments, to their importance as natural resource, visitors get…
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