and I have to get to Katie's house....and I have that stack of books to read....and all the stuff on the list to watch...too many activities. not. enough. time.
“hundred year-old healing hot spring”
Sure, Woodstock may be long over, but at Mystic Hot Springs, the feeling of peace and love and music is still very much alive. Visiting is like stepping back to the 1960's/1970's, simpler times. But the best reason to come to Mystic Hot Springs is for, of course, the hot springs. They've got 8 vintage bathtubs (cleaned daily!) placed around the property, and they're filled with water from the springs. The warmest tubs are 7 and 8, perfect for soaking away muscle aches and stress. Tubs 1, 2 and 3 are awesome for the views-- taking in a summer sunset or winter meteor shower from the steamy, relaxing tub of mineral water. There are also larger pools, a shallow one for kids and a deeper one for adults. Since you'll want to make a weekend of getting as much soaking time as possible, you can rent out a quaint, romantic cabin on the property. There are 4 restored pioneer cottages with varying amounts of heat and electricity, and even multiple badass restored buses, complete with beds. Seriously, it's the perfect hippie getaway. They're in the process of creating an entire pioneer village of cabins, plus they've always got tent and RV camping if you're feeling the outdoorsy vibe. And, if you decide you want to stay forever, they've got permanent housing on the property. Since the guy who founded it, Mystic Mike, is a former Dead Head, you can expect all kinds of musicians to put on concerts and performances. People will frequently set up and do acoustic sets right by the tubs, so you can enjoy some music while you soak, which is pretty rad. With its distinctive lodging, warm vibes, and relaxing hot springs, there's nothing else quite like it...you're guaranteed to leave feeling a whole lot more peaceful.
Children Of The Grave 2013
NR
Subtitles and Closed Captions
(210) IMDb 5.1/10
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Winner of Best Paranormal Documentary of 2008. Explore abandoned orphanages and cemeteries to uncover the tragic haunted past of thousands of orphans buried in unmarked graves. Acclaimed supernatural, documentary filmmakers, The Booth Brothers (Death Tunnel (Sony Pictures) and Spooked (as seen on the SyFy & Chiller) unearth the shocking existence of ghost children!
Starring: John Zaffis, Keith Age Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes
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also unavailable....the Ghost Hunters episode at Ashmore Estates. on Season 9 I found an episode with an asylum in Peoria, Illinois...
the Ghost Adventures episode isn't free...and
never did exactly find it, either...sure I have watched it at some point. sometimes it feels like I am foiled at every turn.....
Experience Mount Rushmore like never before! Discover a touch of luxury in the Old West while glamping under the stars … unique Black Hills lodging you’ll remember for a lifetime!
Introducing Under Canvas® Mount Rushmore; take a vacation you’ll always remember! Unwind in style and be among the first to experience an unforgettable adventure while glamping in Keystone, South Dakota. Tucked away on the outskirts of an original gold mining settlement, Under Canvas® provides an incredible landscape with views of the iconic monument from our camp.
Offering unprecedented accommodations and a restaurant on-site, the camp seamlessly blends into the dramatic surroundings of the Black Hills and our safari-inspired canvas tents provide all the luxuries of home. If you are looking for lodging near Mount Rushmore, look no further! Adventure awaits at Under Canvas®.
All tent rates include up to 4 guests. Additional guests can be added to certain tent options for $25 per person per night. We also welcome your furry four-legged friends for an additional fee of $25 per pet, per stay!
Opening May 24, 2018 – Click below to reserve your stay!
Deluxe
The Deluxe tent boasts its own private ensuite bathroom inside your tent which includes a shower, sink and flushing toilet. A wood stove keeps the tent warm at night and a private deck allows you to enjoy the night stars.
Sleeps:
Up to 4
Bathroom:
Private
Key Features:
King bed with luxurious linens,
Private bathroom complete with shower, sink & flushing toilet,
Superior view with a private wood deck
Suite
The Suite is ideal for couples or families. Enjoy your own private ensuite bathroom inside your tent which includes a shower, sink, flushing toilet and roll top bath. A wood stove keeps the tent warm & a private deck allows you to enjoy the stars.
Sleeps:
Up to 4
Bathroom:
Private
Key Features:
Bedroom wing with king size bed and luxurious linens,
Lounge area with leather queen size sofa-bed,
Secluded and more sheltered location with the best views at camp
Dinosaur Village RV Mobile Home Park, dinosaur statue and sign, Route 40, Utah, 1991. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/ LC-MA05-1459
3,656*****
Photographer John Margolies spent nearly 40 years documenting what we now know as “roadside Americana”—the gas stations, motels, drive-ins, and diners that attracted road trippers with quirky signs and kooky architecture. In 2017, a year after Margolies died at the age of 76, the Library of Congress made its Margolies holdings available online—more than 11,000 color photos of food-shaped restaurants, catchy neon signs, and an intriguingly large number of dinosaurs.
Margolies photographed the pink-hued Brontosaurus at the entrance to Florida’s Gatorland parking lot. At Myrtle Beach’s Wacky Golf, he captured a dinosaur marauding through a landscape crowded with a windmill, a sphinx, a church, and an assortment of cacti. And on Colorado’s State Highway 64 he shot a stegosaurus loitering outside a town hall, smiling slyly at the camera.
The photographs have other similarities, too. They’re all taken under clear, blue, often saturated, skies. They are devoid of people. And they’re perfect examples of what Margolies became renowned for: photographs that celebrate the vernacular of America’s highways and byways, and elevate its quirks to a kind of high art.
Rebel Yell Raceway, dinosaur statue, Route 441, Tennessee, 1992. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/ LC-DIG-MRG-02333
Margolies’ love of the road was a lifelong affair. As a teenager on family trips, he was drawn to the places “where everything was screaming for attention: ‘Look at me. Look at me,’” he recalled in a 2015 interview with the Washington Post. In the early 1970s, he returned to the road, in a rental car, with a 35 millimeter Canon FT camera and the mission of documenting the architecture that many consider tacky.
Margolies didn’t agree with that assessment. Speaking with the Canadian paper The Globe and Mail in 1987, he said “People generally have thought that what’s important are the large, unique architectural monuments. They think Toronto’s City Hall is important, but not those wonderful gnome’s-castle gas stations in Toronto, a Detroit influence that crept across the border and polluted your wonderfully conservative environment.”
Margolies had specific views about how his photographs should look. “I want these to be timeless pictures without identifying details,” he said. He kept a broom in his car to sweep debris from his frames, and waited for good weather. He traveled alone, for weeks on end, ultimately racking up more than 100,000 miles.
Windmill and dinosaur view 1, Wacky Golf, South Carolina, 1979. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/ LC-DIG-MRG-03455
The landscape that Margolies was chasing was disappearing even as he documented it. Drive-in theaters, also part of his collection, had been in decline for decades. Freeways had changed how people travel, and there were instances where buildings were knocked down just days after he photographed them. But, despite the feelings his images often evoke, Margolies wasn’t the type for nostalgia: “I don’t value sentiment.”
Some of the dinosaur-related locations that Margolies photographed remain open, including Michigan’s Dinosaur Gardens. Located near Lake Huron, this dinosaur park not only has concrete dinosaurs, but also Ice Age–era humans and a statue of Jesus Christ holding the world. Other sites survive but are now abandoned. Atlas Obscura has a selection of images from Margolies’s quest to find the “deepest nowhere,” and the strange, garish beasts that he found there.
Brontosaurus and sign, Gatorland, Route 1, Florida, 1979. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/
not much to go on here....is there any chance I could blunder onto this location in the daytime? people are getting things in daylight, too....hoofbeats...church bells...>Workman Union Chapel
, 64428 Burlington Junction, United States
Approx 2 h 10 min drive
Blackwell Motors displays a similar outdoor cluster of colossal fiberglass animals at its dealership in nearby Farmington -- but the collection here, scattered among rows of cars, is even more impressive. We spotted two big, beefy steers (of two different breeds), a gray elephant with pink polka dots, and a pink elephant with comically oversized eyeglasses (The mascot of the business is the pink elephant, sans specs).
These behemoths are designed to be hoisted onto trailers and moved around, probably to other Blackwell dealerships; the selection may vary over time. Still, you don't often get the opportunity to compare/pose with different models of the same oversized mammals in the same parking lot. For fans of roadside mega-animals, this is a rewarding stop.
Check out what's in the showroom -- more giant animals, along with celebrity memorabilia and other displays. And cars.
Giant Animal Cluster
Blackwell Motors
Address:
1001 Hwy K, Bonne Terre, MO
Directions:
Blackwell Motors. Exit US Hwy 67 at Bonne Terre. Turn west onto Hwy K, then make a quick left at the first stoplight. You'll see the animals ahead on the left.
Phone:
573-431-8599
Admission:
Free.
RA Rates:
Major Fun
can't wait to see this one! wish I could be there to film, too! but I have already been there, and have some other amazing haunts lined up, can't hog all the fun to myself....