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Stephanie

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

November 18, 2017
Rated 4.0

Super kitschy park filled with giant statues of biblical characters. They pepper the hillside in different spots. It is located maybe a mile from the main road behind a modern church. There is a separate parking area when you follow the maps so you do not feel at all like you are intruding upon the local church. basically you could spend about 20 minutes checking out the statues and taking fun photos and looking inside a tiny chapel on the hillside. It's the kind of roadside attraction that is an easy fun excursion and you won't find much like it anywhere else, so check it out!

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July 25, 2017
Rated 5.0

Good place to stay. It has the perfect rustic vibe for the area. Conveniently located right next to Pappy and Harriets (far away enough that the noise won't bother you). Clean rooms, there is a tiny office that is open 24/7 and has coffee in the morning and water and tea all day long. Near the office there is also a 2 sided barn with picnic tables and benches if you wanna spread out a lunch or have a beer with friends. There are no tv's (you don't need em anyways) but good wifi available. We found the staff to be very friendly and the atmosphere had that fun feeling of being in an old west town. A good experience.

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April 07, 2017
Rated 4.0

So this is a giant, three story, geographically current rotating globe set with an office building and glass walls. It's rotation is o e revolution per minute. It's really fun to see. You can walk around it on the ground floor and then there are two more observation floors with great views. There is an elevator and restrooms in the building as well. It is very pretty to look at and I was informed by the friendly receptionist that they take care to upgrade the panels with the current land changes, for example after the great tsunami in Japan they switched out those panels to remain accurate to the coastline. The only thing missing from this attraction is there is no gift shop or much extra information to round out the attraction. I did really enjoy seeing it though and I bet at night all lit up it looks even neater.

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April 05, 2017
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A decent stop, but you wouldn't need to spend more than 5 minutes here. The walls are made with coral which I found interesting and it was well constructed. It is free to walk into.

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August 28, 2016
Rated 2.0

This museum has a couple interesting things, but it is 90% reading and pictures on the wall. The building itself was neat to see, however it wasn't any kind of "experience" It was like reading a textbook and looking at the pictures...for 3 whole floors. Many of the pictures or text is repeated too. It would have been better if they made it into two floors and have some actual room set-ups of how it was at the time. We saw one bunk bed area, which was cool and that was about it.
I recommend visiting the NY Tenement Museum instead.
A worker mentioned many of the Ellis Island museum items were damaged in Hurricane Sandy, so perhaps that is what happened. But I have to admit I was hoping for a better experience.

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June 11, 2015
Rated 5.0

This is sooooo Amazing, one of my favorite things in Boston. It was not free, it was 6 dollars, but well worth it. You walk inside a giant stained glass globe onto a plexi-glass bridge. It is not only breath-taking visually, but every single sound bounces perfectly off the walls. A person can whisper on one side and another person will hear it clear as day on the other side. I have been many places, but never experienced something like this. Every person who entered the mapparium with us felt the same way. It is such a unique experience and I will absolutely positively see it again the next time I return to Boston. Don't cheat yourself, spend a half hour and check this out!

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