What Unknown Treasures do you live near?

[Roughneck]

Okay so some of you may know that I have recently quit my job and I am driving a small RV with my dogs accross North America for the next few months.

Some of you say Who the hell is Roughneck? How does someone I've enver heard of get so many posts?

Anyway the fact of the matter is I am going to be extremely mobile very soon and I want to know what to see.

I know of the big stuff that I want to see like The Grand Canyon and the Alamo and the Redwood Forrest and Old Faithful and Graceland and the Jom Henson Statue at the University of Maryland.

Anyway I want to know what else is there? A lot of areas have awesome things that just aren't widely known about ....Like Moad Utah? How many of you know about the Rock Erosions north of Moab Utah?

So what small hidden Gems do you have nearby that I need to see in my Cross Continent tour?

[miba2007]

Umm..its kind of sad that you are going by yourself and your dogs. Maybe find some friends to go with. Itd be a lot funner.

[Roughneck]

It's a journy to rediscover myself.

Sounds lame but I need to go by myself.

Plus none of my frineds can afford to go or take the time off.

[miba2007]

lol just hoping to find some random hot girl in some random bar and take her home and marry her.

[Roughneck]

At the very least get her to blow me.

[The Amazing Lee]

Living in England, there are alot of great looking scenerys and landmarks.

Here's a couple in my nearest towns:

http://www.hidden-treasures.co.uk/logos/ph277-1.jpg

This church has been around for about 700-800 years, apparently it's in the Doomsday book. It's about a 5 minute walk from my house.
http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/images/parish/hornchurch_standrew.jpg

Duck pond I have been to many times over the years and is also a registrary office, which you can see in the picture. :)
http://www.havering.gov.uk/media/image/2/j/LANGTONS-GARDENS_1.jpg

[Halcohol]

I live by Saskatchewan. It's flat there. Check it out.


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/Halcohol/73Beaver_Flat_col.jpg

[Hades]

Hahaha, I plan on doing the same thing eventually Roughneck.

Well not the exact, but I plan to travel around once I get my life in some order.

You should come visit Pincher Creek, and we can get drunk together.
:up:
It is in Alberta, where I think you live, do you not?

[Man-Thing]

Go here since you're already going to Graceland :up:. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville))

tis cool.

[Morg]

I live near Cedar Point

[Duende Verde]

How am I supposed to tell if they're UNKNOWN treasures?:huh:

[The Amazing Lee]

If you live in a city of the blind? :confused:

[AndThePickles]

Okay so some of you may know that I have recently quit my job and I am driving a small RV with my dogs accross North America for the next few months.

Some of you say Who the hell is Roughneck? How does someone I've enver heard of get so many posts?

Anyway the fact of the matter is I am going to be extremely mobile very soon and I want to know what to see.

I know of the big stuff that I want to see like The Grand Canyon and the Alamo and the Redwood Forrest and Old Faithful and Graceland and the Jom Henson Statue at the University of Maryland.

Anyway I want to know what else is there? A lot of areas have awesome things that just aren't widely known about ....Like Moad Utah? How many of you know about the Rock Erosions north of Moab Utah?

So what small hidden Gems do you have nearby that I need to see in my Cross Continent tour?

I've lived near there my whole life......how did I never know about that statue? lol

[Duende Verde]

If you live in a city of the blind? :confused:
Yes, I do.:csad: :o

[JewishHobbit]

You should take pictures of what you see and post them so we can follow you along on your journey :)

[redmarvel]

One man's Hidden Gem may be another's Nightmare. It all depends on the kind of things you like to see. If you have a fear of tight dark spaces, you wouldn't want to go caving. If you have a fear of heights, you wouldn't want to go to the Grand Canyon or the Rockies. If you have a fear of wide open spaces, you'ld have to avoid the plains.

However, that said, one of my Favourite places to go (especially in winter) is the Allan Gardens Conservatory

http://www.toronto.ca/parks/parks_gardens/allangdns.htm

It's a lovely large green house, that hardly anyone seems to visit. There is a donation box, but no real admission fee.

[Mr Sparkle]

How am I supposed to tell if they're UNKNOWN treasures?:huh:

because Nazis keep trying to steal them....duh!!!!:cmad:

[Duende Verde]

because Nazis keep trying to steal them....duh!!!!:cmad:
http://www.garnersclassics.com/pics/crusade/grail.jpg
:cmad:

[Cyclops]

Um... well... uh... Renee Zellweger grew up around here, and... uh... we have a mall that kinda looks like it belongs in Disney World...

Ah, who am I kidding? This town has jack squat. They don't believe in history around here so they tear down anything remotely oldish and replace it with something fancy and new.

[TEDDY]

The Island of Misfit Toys. TEDDY!

[Hades]

The Island of Misfit Toys. TEDDY!
Die.

[Roughneck]

Hahaha, I plan on doing the same thing eventually Roughneck.

Well not the exact, but I plan to travel around once I get my life in some order.

You should come visit Pincher Creek, and we can get drunk together.
:up:
It is in Alberta, where I think you live, do you not?


:eek: Dude, That's like my first stop...My Dad and Sister Both live in the Pass.

[Roughneck]

I live by Saskatchewan. It's flat there. Check it out.


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/Halcohol/73Beaver_Flat_col.jpg


I'm from a town called Watrous....Saskatchewan is indeed flat.

[Roughneck]

Go here since you're already going to Graceland :up:. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville))

tis cool.


HOLy MOLY.


I am definately gonna see this...Thanks.

[Tangled Web]

They filmed Roswell around here. The alien building from it in Old Town was torn down. Uhhh...The Hollywood sign isn't that far away, like maybe 30 mins.

[thedeadite]

Detroit - Lafayette Coney Island a landmark if i ever did see one.

[Sabretooth]

The...uh...Alamo? :csad: :o

[Prodigy]

the World's Largest and Ugliest Statue of Lincoln is a few miles south of me. along with the Hippie Museum.

[Themanofbat]

Come to the Maritimes.... most beautiful place in all North America.

And you can visit the mysterious Oak Island. (http://www.unmuseum.org/oakisl.htm) :wow: :wow: :wow:

:yay:

[thedeadite]

i've always wanted to go to Nova Scotia....

[Roughneck]

the World's Largest and Ugliest Statue of Lincoln is a few miles south of me. along with the Hippie Museum.


Where is that? I gotta see a ugly Lincoln.

[Roughneck]

Come to the Maritimes.... most beautiful place in all North America.

And you can visit the mysterious Oak Island. (http://www.unmuseum.org/oakisl.htm) :wow: :wow: :wow:

:yay:


If it's so Beatutiful you come you guys all keep coming here to Alberta?

Just kiddin...I do plan to go there, Likely on my return trip.

[thedeadite]

everyone goes to alberta...i know so many people from my city that moved to Calgary (and one in Banff...damn her and living so far away)...

[Roughneck]

for the record here is a really quick layot of my trip.....I am starting From Edmonton Alberta....though I if one day I feel like going somewhere different I will..I am getting a Tom Tom.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5067/overviewnammo9.gif

[Roughneck]

everyone goes to alberta...i know so many people from my city that moved to Calgary (and one in Banff...damn her and living so far away)...


From where?

[Corinthian™]

me:o

[thedeadite]

From where?

Ontario, Windsor to be exact.

they all say "the pay is so much better out there" then they get there and realize that cost of living is higher too, then say things like "ok, so now i'm here, getting paid more, but still as poor as i was there".

[Prodigy]

Roughneck you go right through my neck of the woods.

well, you go through everyone's neck of the woods, but from what I can tell you will hit Charleston, IL... which is south of me... where you will find the world's largest and ugliest lincoln statue

[GoldenAgeHero]

for the record here is a really quick layot of my trip.....I am starting From Edmonton Alberta....though I if one day I feel like going somewhere different I will..I am getting a Tom Tom.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5067/overviewnammo9.gif

i swear the US needs to take over canada.

[PhePhe112]

I live near Cedar Point


yeah go there its the bomb. I love cedar point!!

[Darthphere]

I live right next to the Blue Lagoon Trailer Park. :up:

[Gotendbz-2]

You need to see this, it's the most exciting part of my town!




http://www.greenmuseum.org/c/aen/Images/Ecology/Lankford/boulder-xl.jpeg

[GoldenAgeHero]

looks like a petrified clamshell

[Dew k. Mosi]

http://www.laphotos.com/griffith_park_observatory_close.jpg
When you get to LA, they just reopened the Observatory.
http://www.kalifornien-tour.de/griffith.jpg
You can see most of LA from it.
http://geraldine.fjfi.cvut.cz/photos/california2006/568x426/03-GriffithPark,LA/img_2944.jpg
Because it is up on a hill.
http://www.statuemolesters.com/pics/molesters/k-l/lynn1.jpg
People like to go there and pick James Dean's nose

[Themanofbat]

for the record here is a really quick layot of my trip.....I am starting From Edmonton Alberta....though I if one day I feel like going somewhere different I will..I am getting a Tom Tom.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5067/overviewnammo9.gif

According to your map, you'll be passing right by my house. :word:

:yay:

[Roughneck]

Well the line on the map is about 15 kms wide.

[Roughneck]

and just where is this Giant Clam?

[Gotendbz-2]

and just where is this Giant Clam?

Under the bay. A giant man eating clam sits around, and eats the fishermen.

[Roughneck]

What bay?

[Gotendbz-2]

What bay?

The Chesapeak Bay. Go catch him :yay:

[Roughneck]

My Sister has a Chesapeak Bay Retirever.

[Gotendbz-2]

Well maybe the dog can sniff out the clam for you.

[Roughneck]

I dunno...he's half retarded.

[Gotendbz-2]

What made the dog half retarded? Retarded or not, it could still dig up a giant clam.

[Gotendbz-2]

How can you have a half retarded dog?

[Roughneck]

I was being polite....he's all retarded

[Halcohol]

http://www.freewebs.com/shadowformed/news/RetardedDogWalk.gif

Everyone loves a good retarded dog.

[Roughneck]

OMG....that's him.