What do you find interesting about where you live? In Lexington, NC, BBQ is a staple in our diet... complete with DIP made from ketchup and vinegar! There are literally dozens of bbq places within a 5 mile radius of my house! Tarheel Q And then there's the BBQ Festival!!!
Landmarks or things close to me? The only thing that comes to mind if Jane and Finch: Which is in no way a good thing, since it can be summarized as: Unless this is considered an interesting landmark: Despite everything that he's done, he's the most productive mayor Toronto has had in the last decade or so.
The Hollister Independence Rally (more casually known as the Biker Rally) is probably one of the only events that gives my hole-in-the-wall hometown a speck of relevance: It'd actually been cancelled for the past few years, but it was resurrected last July because...well, our broke-ass city, turns out, suffered without that bit of annual revenue. Oops, city politicians? Another thing of note, I suppose, is that Hollister and the surrounding county of San Benito are home to benitoite, one of the world's rarest gems only to be found in our county. Also CA's state gem, if I recall correctly. ...I guess we're also pretty well-known among geologists because of the many examples of earthquake damage around town. Damn Calaveras fault...it's all your "fault"!
My town's high-school's marching band was in the superball half-time show... But that's not a landmark... We have an old diner where there was a shooting? That doesn't matter... Um... I think the Jonas brother who has his own show lives in our area? I'm in no-man's land NJ. Surrounded on all sides by famous NJ locales, but nothing actually IN the area... Damn... That makes me sad >.> Also, kinda near Edison's lab? Does that count? I know someplace famous right near my house burned down less than a week ago, but I can't remember what it was >.<
Where i live, i'd have to drive about 100km to find a landmark worth mentioning. And that would be this rusty old piece of crap. That's how pathetic Belgium is.
We have Graffiti Weekend in July. Classic car lovers show up from all over the Pacific Northwest. As for historical events, we had the Roseburg Blast, when a truck filled with six and a half tons of dynamite and nitroglycerin exploded in the middle of town back in 1959. (It also awakened an ancient evil entity, but most people don't believe that part.) We also made national news back in 2006 when one idiot shot another idiot at the high school. It was funny, watching how freaked out everybody got. They even brought in counselors to help with "emotional trauma."
We have what's called the National Peanut Festival, though it's more like "Circle Town in South-East Alabama Does a Thing with Peanuts". Isn't "national" suppose to imply it's a nation wide event? Fort Rucker has an aviation museum that' I've been meaning to go visit one day and there's a George Washington Carver Museum somewhere around here. There's the Botanical Gardens where people do nature and stuff I guess. Landmark Park has an Agricultural Museum and a Starlab Planetarium that I've been to a few times. Pulled from Wiki Dothan has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Sakado, Japan, since 1988. Alajuela, Costa Rica, since 1989. What This is new to me.
Kidderminster was known for being a town of carpet factories, using the river severn to transport them. now we`re known for chavs.
The town I live in now, Royal Wootton Bassett, has this; That there, the building on pillars, is a museum. It was once the town hall. Below it was once a storage area, for Market goods. There was also a lockout, which drunks were thrown into overnight. So yeah. The town was granted royal patronage by Queeny because of the role it played in military repatriations (We used to be just "Wootton Bassett").
The town where I live (Beeston) isn't really famous for things apart from Spoiler: Some famous people lived here William "Bendigo" Thompson, a 19th-century bare-knuckle boxer. Sir Paul Smith, the fashion designer who attended Beeston Fields Secondary Modern School for Boys whilst growing up. Sir Neil Cossons (Chairman of English Heritage) grew up in Beeston, attending Church Street School, where his father was the headmaster. One of his first jobs was working as a railway porter at Beeston railway station. Edwin Starr, the Soul singer lived in Beeston and died there in 2003. Dr Robert Felkin, medical missionary and explorer, ceremonial magician and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Little Barrie, a music group that have since relocated to London. Barry Foster, the actor famous for playing Dutch detective Van Der Valk Anne Briggs, folk singer Jonathon Cox, Notable ballet dancer Bent, a duo making an electronic music W.F. Wallett, a popular 19th century clown in the UK and America, known as "The Queen's Jester," for reportedly performing before Queen Victoria Adam Tedder, actor, singer-songwriter, was born and brought up in Beeston Rylands and the fact the the borough we are part of is twinned with Gütersloh in Germany. However Nottingham which is extremely close is famous for a few things most notably Robin Hood but also: Ye olde trip to Jerusalem (the oldest pub in britain founded in 1189) Nottingham was the lace capital of the world Running water (taps etc): first developed by T[FONT=open_sans]homas Hawksley. [/FONT] [FONT=open_sans]The flying bedstead: Also known as the first 'plane' to take off vertically and the prototype of the harrier jump jet. [/FONT]
I live in london, with too many landmarks to mention. The london Eye is a particular favourite of mine because despite my fear of heights I just find the view from up there completely stunning.
Missoula, Montana. A progressive tolerant utopia in a barren state, and homw to one of the biggest Montana Brony (MTBA) groups! The Red X's Built nearly a quarter century ago, this iconic downtown sculpture — actually titled “Crossings” — honors Missoula’s railroad heritage. Four 12-foot, 750-pound steel X’s comprise the sculpture, which has occupied the roundabout on the north end of Higgins Avenue since 1986 The Wilma Theater Nowadays, the Wilma serves as an all-purpose entertainment venue, with shows ranging from concerts to regular old movies. But this isn’t your average movie theater — its history goes all the way back to the early 1920s, when it hosted traveling vaudeville acts. Oh, and did I mention that you can purchase beer and wine — along with popcorn and candy — at the concession stand as you watch the lastest movie and Reel Big Fish live? Fort Missoula The grounds of historic Fort Missoula cover 32 acres and include something to appeal to a variety of interests, including history buffs, outdoor lovers, and flower gardeners. You can wander the property, checking out antique trains, old forestry and sawmill equipment, historic buildings, or an old fire lookout. The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula features exhibits on local and regional history, covering several eras. While there, you can also visit the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History. With lots of open lawns and picnic space, Fort Missoula provides a family-friendly outing. The 246-acre Fort Missoula Regional Park is being developed on land adjacent to the historic Fort Missoula grounds. Where else can you go for a romantic picnic and feel like a terrible person for knowing this is where the Japanese Internment Camp was.
We have events like 'Music in the park' where they put up stages and various bands from the region play there. They also have rides there too. I go every year. The last time I went I got drunk! Fun times...
Apparently the Golf Course here in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, is "one of the top public golf courses in the United States." We host the Tater Daze, basically a celebration of the Potato. It's basically a community get-together (like a fair). I don't recall anything particularly interesting ever happening at Tater Daze until I was part of my high school's marching band and doing our parade... I think only one of the three years I was in marching band did we actually get to march in tater daze because it got cancelled because of tornado warnings like two years in a row.
