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Steve Stricker's House
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The professional golfer lives here.

Jacques Pépin's Home
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Jacques Pépin is best know in the United States as a frequent guest of Julia Child, and for his own many cooking shows, including my favorite, "Jacques Pépin: Fast Food My Way" The success of his first book "La Technique", widely used as a textbook for teaching the fundamentals of French cuisine, prompted him to launch the television version, "The Complete Pépin", on PBS in 1997. Pépin latest series, "Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul" will be the 80 year old's last, due out in the fall of 2015.

Tucker Carlson's House (former)
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He owned this $3M home in New Jersey.

500,000 FEMA Coffins
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Jane Wiedlin's House
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The musician, singer-songwriter and actress, lives here part-time. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female multi-platinum New Wave band "The Go-Go's" in the 1980's. Her songwriting skills and unusual voice (typically used in harmony with Belinda Carlisle) contributed to their signature sound. She also resides part-time in a condo in Los Angeles (CA). A former home of her's in the City of Angels is also featured on this site.

Hobet 21 Coal Mine
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This massive complex is an example of mountaintop mining. According to the Arch Coal web page, this mine produced 4.6 million tons of coal in 2004, which is easy to believe when you look at large mound of coal located at:

Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant (Abandoned)
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Camp Randall Stadium
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Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI

Nick Mangold's house
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The former NFL center for the New York Jets lives here.

Wisconsin Governor's Mansion

Lake County Speedway (abandoned)
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This 3/8 mile dirt oval race track closed down after the 2007 season due to the rising costs of doing business. It is seen here five years later as it deteriorates into the natural landscape. It was previously known as Interlakes Speedway.
Drivers who left the racing surface at the north turn sometimes ended up in the nearby pond.

Florham (Florence Vanderbilt Estate)
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Florence Adele Vanderbilt was the granddaughter of business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt and the wife of financier Hamilton Twombly. "Florham", a 800-acre estate at the time, was built for the couple as a summer residence from 1894-97. Vanderbilt owned it until her death in 1952.
In 1958 Fairleigh Dickinson University purchased 187 acres of property, including the Mansion and related buildings, for its Madison campus, now the College at Florham.

Electric Shovel Big John at Hobet 21 Mountaintop Coal Mine
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Madison Army Airfield (abandoned)
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This abandoned military airfield is located on the grounds of the former Jefferson Proving Ground, which consisted of over 55,000 acres, was closed in 1995 and is being offered for redevelopment

Andy Breckman's house
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The television and film writer and a radio personality lives here. Breckmann was executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series Monk.

Ted DiBiase's House
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Ted DiBiase is an American former professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator.

Karl A. Staley House (FLW)
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The Karl A. Staley House was designed in 1950 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Situated on the shores of Lake Erie in North Madison, Ohio, this home is constructed with stone, in an I-plan form. A glass facade overlooks the lake.

Adam Lewis' House
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Adam Lewis is a Jackson, MS based neurosurgeon.

Hammonasset State Park
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Robert McCann's House
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McCann is the CEO of UBS Group Americas, the American branch of the Swiss banking giant.

'Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House' by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Wisconsin State Capitol
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'Nails Tails' by Donald Lipski
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Infamous

Kohl Center
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The Kohl Center is an arena and athletic center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. The building, which opened in 1998, is the home of the university's men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams. Seating capacity is variable, as the center can be rearranged to accommodate a basketball court, a hockey rink, or a concert. The maximum capacity is 17,230 in its basketball configuration, and 15,325 for ice hockey. The center has three levels, with the floor holding about 7,500 people, and the two upper balconies about 4,500 each. It is the third largest indoor venue in Wisconsin and the largest outside Milwaukee. The arena is located on the southeast corner of the UW–Madison campus, at the intersection of West Dayton and North Frances Streets.

Henry Vilas Zoo
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Richard Keith's House
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Richard Keith, born Keith Thibodeaux, is a former child actor, best known for his role of Little Ricky on I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
He is the only remaining living actor of the main cast of I Love Lucy.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Rucker family
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Season 9, episode 3. Aired 10/09/2011.
The new site the Rucker family moved to.

Gateway Int'l Speedway
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Rucker family
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Season 9, episode 3. Aired 10/09/2011.
Before the show.

Robert M. Lamp House (FLW)
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The Robert M. Lamp House (1903) is a residence at 22 N. Butler Street in Madison, Wisconsin, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for "Robie" Lamp (1866–1916), a realtor, insurance agent, and Madison City Treasurer.

Dane County Regional Airport - Truax Field (MSN/KMSN)
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'Bradley House' by Louis Sullivan
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1910

Alliant Energy Center
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
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A scaled-down version of the famous vehicles shaped like a giant hot dog is seen here at Vintense Golfland's indoor miniature golf course. This is located in the same city as Oscar Mayer's headquarters, where the fleet of Wienermobiles is based.

Fairleigh Dickinson University
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Peter DeBoer's House
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The NHL coach purchased this house in 2011 for $1,025,000.

Kohl Center - University of Wisconsin
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Arena used for Wisconsin's hockey and basketball teams. Opened in 1998, it was named for Senator Herb Kohl, who donated $25 million towards the cost of building it.

Bi-planes and helo
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Also, check out the really tall cell phone tower just to the east of the planes. You can see the shadow really well.
The helo is just to the right of the yellow plane. The grass runway runs to the north along the runway.
Crop dusters?

Sterling Hall bombing
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The Sterling Hall Bombing that occurred on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on August 24, 1970 was committed by four young people as a protest against the University's research connections with the US military during the Vietnam War. It resulted in the death of a university physics researcher and injuries to three others.

Gateway Motorsports Park drag strip
This 1/4 mile drag strip has hosted an annual NHRA event here since 1997 (except for 2011 and 2013).

University of Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI

Boone County Courthouse
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The Boone County Courthouse in Madison, West Virginia was completed in 1921 in the Neoclassical Revival style.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk hovering
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Camp Randall Stadium
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Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a complete stadium since 1917. It is located on the center-southern region of the University of Wisconsin campus. The stadium seats 80,321. It is the oldest and fifth largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference, and the 41st largest stadium in the world.

Fire gutted building
In the early morning hours of April 20, 2007, firefighters from Madison, Maple Bluff, and Monona responded to put out a fire that ravaged this building. No injuries were reported.
Three businesses resided in this building, which was a former Chicago & Northwestern railroad roundhouse built in the late 1800's.
The fire was ruled accidental, as a faulty light fixture and flammable materials and equipment used for staining were found on site. Damage totals were expected to reach or exceed $1 million.

Eugene A. Gilmore House (FLW)
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The Eugene A. Gilmore House, also known as "Airplane" House, is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie school home that was constructed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1908. The client, Eugene Allen Gilmore, served as faculty at the nearby University of Wisconsin Law School from 1902 to 1922

'Dreamkeepers' by Dr Evermor
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Carousel
Built in 1927, this C.W. Parker carousel operated for 20 years at a park in North Tonawanda, New York. It was then dismantled and put into storage for many years.
Ella's Deli and Ice Cream Parlor bought and restored the carousel for use by their customers.

'Madison Gateway' by Stephen Fischer

Madison Country Club
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The 18-hole "Madison" course at the Madison Country Club, Inc. facility in Madison, Connecticut features 6,069 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 . The course rating is 70.3 and it has a slope rating of 123 on Rye grass. Designed by Willie Park, Jr., the Madison golf course opened in 1909.

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
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'Van Tamlen House' by Frank Lloyd Wright

'Unitarian Meeting House' by Frank Lloyd Wright

New Life Church Labyrinth
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Dane County - Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Washburn Observatory
Built in 1881, it houses a 15-inch refractor with a magnification of about 500. It is part of the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus.

Madison Correctional Institution
Mixed security prison located in Madison, Florida.
Opened in 1989
Inmate capacity - 1189

Lanier Mansion
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Chazen Museum of Art
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Tommy Kelly's house
The former NFL defensive lineman lives here.

Van Hise Hall
Tallest building in Madison

UW–Madison Geology Museum
The UW–Madison Geology Museum (UWGM) is a geology and paleontology museum housed in Weeks Hall, in the southwest part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The museum's main undertakings are exhibits, outreach to the public, and research. It has the second highest attendance of any museum at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, exceeded only by the Chazen Museum of Art. The museum charges no admission.

Clam Castle
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A breezy roadside eatery with a small dining room adjacent to the order windows and picnic tables set back from Route One, Clam Castle has been a significant shoreline source of fried clams and clam chowder for decades.

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University of Wisconsin Science Hall

Insanity Skatepark

Isetta
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Charles L. Shrewsbury House

Ale Asylum

'ACT' by William King
in Olbrich Park

Hans Christian Heg statue
Hans Christian Heg (21 December 1829 – 19 September 1863) was a Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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Danger - Hard Hat Area
Construction on the University of Wisconsin campus.

Mural

Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company

Drew University

University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn

Joy Farm

First Church of Christ, Scientist - Madison

Vintage Brewing Company

Piedmont Distillers
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North Carolina's only *legal* moonshine maker.

Google car reflection

'Overture Center for the Arts' by Cesar Pelli
1998

University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium

Remington Arms
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Headquarters of Remington Arms Company Inc.

'Chain My Heart' by Ted Lott
2009
at the Art Lofts building

Ninth-grader fatally shot by classmate at Alabama school (2/5/10)

Fuzzy's Barbecue
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Fuzzy’s restaurant in Madison has been synonymous with good barbecue since T.H. “Fuzzy” Nelson established it in 1954. Fuzzy’s has always enjoyed a good name among barbecue aficionados in the north/northwestern area of North Carolina.

North Hall (University of Wisconsin)

Allen Centennial Garden

'Act' by William King
in Olbrich Park

Woman in the Mirror
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'Mosse Humanities Building' by Harry Weese

'Fluno Center' by Ellerbe Becket

Schofield House

Rennebohm Hall

Camp Randall Stadium

Wind Turbine Blades
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Siemens facility in Iowa.
Production for five projects in the state; 448 turbines with 3 blades each.
More info at link below

WSOR - Warner Creek Arch