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  • Where is the Beach Boys monument in Hawthorne?

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    The Beach Boys Historic Landmark, commemorating the site of the childhood home of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys, is located at West 119th Street and South Kornblum Avenue in Hawthorne, California. Early Beach Boys recordings were made in the home, where the Wilsons lived until the mid-1960s. The house was demolished in the 1980s to Read more...
  • When was the Roslyn Clock Tower built?

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    The Ellen E Ward Memorial Clock Tower in the village of Roslyn, New York, was built in 1895. It was commissioned as a memorial to prominent Roslyn resident Ellen Ward by her children after her death in 1893. The clock tower was designed by the New York firm Lamb & Rich and features four clock faces and a Seth Thomas Read more...
  • What’s the longest street in New York City?

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    Hylan Boulevard in the borough of Staten Island is the longest street in New York City, at around 14 miles (or 23 kilometers) long. The boulevard runs northeast-southwest from Rosebank in northeastern Staten Island, along the entire East Shore, to the Tottenville neighborhood on the South Shore. Hyland Boulevard was named in 1923 in honor of John Francis Hylan, mayor Read more...
  • When was Wembley Stadium rebuilt?

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    The new Wembley Stadium in Wembley, north-west London, was built between 2003 and 2007, on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished between 2002 and 2003. Owned by England’s governing body of football, the Football Association (or FA), the new Wembley was expected to be completed in time for the FA Cup final in May 2006, but, Read more...
  • Where is Big Lonely Doug?

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    The tall Coast Douglas-fir tree known as Big Lonely Doug is located some 11 kilometers (or 7 miles) north of Port Renfrew in southwest Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The 1,000-year-old tree can be reached on foot via a short trail off the Edinburgh Main logging road. On the Gordon River Main road from Port Renfrew, a right turn on Read more...
  • How do you get to Rockland Breakwater?

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    To reach Rockland Breakwater in Rockland, Maine, follow Main Street / US Route 1 north of Rockland, turning onto Waldo Avenue at the ‘Breakwater Lighthouse’ sign, and then right onto Samoset Road, continuing to the end where there is a small parking area. A short trail leads from there through Marie H Reed Breakwater Park to the start of the Read more...
  • Where is the Red Cube sculpture in New York City?

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    American artist, designer and sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s red Cube sculpture is located at Broadway and Liberty Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Officially called The Cube, the red 28-foot- (or 8.5-meter-) high steel and aluminium rhombohedron, perched on its corner with a cylindrical hole punched through its center, was installed in the public plaza opposite Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) Read more...
  • How long is the Navy’s Bay Bridge Run?

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    The Navy’s Annual Bay Bridge Run and Walk follows a 4-mile (or 6.4 kilometer) route, starting at 8 am on Park Boulevard between the Hilton San Diego Bayfront and the San Diego Convention Center. The USAT&F-sanctioned route follows Harbor Drive to Cesar E Chavez Parkway before turning east on National Avenue to join the Coronado Bridge, which is closed to Read more...
  • Is a Friday market still held at the Vrijdagmarkt in Ghent?

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    A weekly market is held in Vrijdagmarkt square in Ghent, Belgium, every Friday morning from 7:30 am, and up to 30 minutes earlier in summer months. The Dutch name Vrijdagmarkt translates as ‘Friday Market’ and it is a weekly tradition that started in 1199 in this large square, one of the oldest in Ghent. Stallholders sell a variety of fresh Read more...
  • How did Hume Park get its name?

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    Hume Park in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, is named after Fred Hume, the city’s mayor between 1933 and 1942. As mayor of New Westminster, Fred Hume was instrumental in instigating the development of the green space alongside the Brunette River, then called Brunette Park, for recreational use. Hume later moved to West Vancouver and was elected mayor of the Read more...
  • Where are the Swedish Radio studios in Stockholm?

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    Sweden’s national radio service, Swedish Radio (in Swedish: Sveriges Radio) or SR, is based at Radiohuset (translated as ‘Radio House’) on Oxenstiernsgatan in the Kvarteret Förrådsbacken area of Stockholm’s Östermalm district. Radiohuset serves as the headquarters of SR and houses editorial and administrative offices, along with studios and SR’s music archive, the Grammofonarkivet. Much of SR’s output on national radio Read more...
  • How many workers died building the Auckland Harbour Bridge?

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    Three men died during construction of the initial Harbour Bridge structure in Auckland, New Zealand, between 1956 and 1959, all killed in falls from the bridge. A memorial plaque mounted on a pedestal beneath the bridge at Stokes Point on the North Shore names the men who lost their lives. Crossing Waitematā Harbour between Auckland’s Saint Marys Bay and Northcote Read more...
  • Where is the Welcome to Las Vegas sign?

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    The iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada sign is located on South Las Vegas Boulevard at the south end of the strip near the airport, about a 12-minute walk beyond Mandalay Bay. The famous 1950s-style sign is a popular spot for a photo opportunity and there is dedicated parking nearby in the central median of South Las Vegas Boulevard, Read more...
  • Where is Bear Hole in Chico?

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    The Bear Hole swimming hole in Big Chico Creek is situated near Parking Area K in Upper Bidwell Park in Chico, California. It can be reached from the many park trails, including the Yahi Trail, and by car along the gravel section of Upper Park Road except on Sundays and Mondays, when the road gate at Horseshoe Lake is locked. Read more...
  • What happened to The Spotted Pig restaurant?

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    The Spotted Pig gastropub in Manhattan’s West Village closed permanently in January 2020 after employees accused owner Ken Friedman of sexual harassment. The popular Michelin-starred restaurant opened to much fanfare in 2004 when Friedman and investor Mario Batali launched the venture, with British chef April Bloomfield appointed to run the kitchen. It attracted a big following, including a well-heeled celebrity Read more...
  • Where are the ABC studios in Melbourne?

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    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation studios are located in the Southbank Centre at the corner of Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard in Melbourne’s Arts precinct. First opened in 1994, ABC brought all of its Melbourne-based TV and radio operations under one roof at the Southbank in 2017, having previously also had studios in Elsternwick and Ripponlea. The Southbank facility has multiple Read more...
  • Can you swim in Dillon Reservoir?

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    Denver Water prohibits swimming, scuba diving, water skiing and other any other activities that involve direct human contact with the water at Dillon Reservoir in Colorado. With an elevation of 9,017 feet (or 2,748 meters) above sea level, Lake Dillon’s water is cold year-round, ranging from 45 to 65°F (or 7 to 18°C), and generally considered too cold to safely Read more...
  • Why is the Radio Wave Building notable?

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    Renowned electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla had an apartment in the Radio Wave Building in New York City in the late 19th century, when it was known as the Gerlach Hotel. He emigrated to the United States in 1884, establishing laboratories in Manhattan where he experimented with electrical energy and patented many discoveries. He stayed at the Gerlach for Read more...
  • What is the ball sculpture on top of Textor Hall?

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    The Textor Disc sculpture was created by Jack Squier and mounted on the top of Textor Hall at Ithaca College in 1967. Also known as the Textor Ball or Textor Fish, the silver-colored 10-foot (or 3-meter) high circular abstract sculpture is carved from styrofoam supported on a steel frame, which was then covered in fiberglass and finished in aluminium leaf. Read more...
  • Where was the first ever Tim Hortons location?

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    The first Tim Hortons store opened in Hamilton, Ontario, on May 17th, 1964, on the site of a former gas station at the corner of Ottawa Street North and Dunsmure Road in the city’s Crown Point neighbourhood. Established by professional NHL ice hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, the first Tim Horton Donuts location was a franchise opened by Read more...
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