Longleat - World's Longest Hedge Maze
I've always been fascinated with hedge mazes ever since seeing The Shining (even though in the book, which I've also read, it was hedge animals)....

Longleat - World's Longest Hedge Maze: "Made up of more than 16,000 English Yews, Longleat's spectacular hedge maze was first laid out in 1975 by the designer Greg Bright.
Extended by a further 150 metres in 1989, and opened to the public in 1999, it now covers an area of around 0.6 hectares (1.48 acres) with a total pathway length of 2.72 kilometres (1.69 miles).

Unlike most other conventional mazes it's actually three-dimensional, with six wooden bridges offering tantalising glimpses towards the elusive centre of the maze.
Now officially recognised as the World's Longest Hedge Maze in the Guinness Book of Records, it's an enormously popular attraction with Longleat's visitors who take an average of 90 minutes to complete it! "
- posted by Rick Ferguson @ 2/17/2004 01:32:00 PM

 
The Original Most Haunted House in America - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania PA
The Original Most Haunted House in America - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania PA: "Formerly known as the Most Haunted House in America, the home of carpetbagger Charles Wright Congelier, his Mexican wife Lyda, and a young servant girl, Essie, was located at 1129 Ridge Avenue, in the Manchester, North Side, neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The story of its life as a haunted house begins in the winter of 1871, with Lyda's discovery of Charles having an affair with the maid. Lyda was so enraged, that she fatally stabbed Charles and chopped off Essie's head.
For the next 20 years the house remained vacant. It was remodeled to accommodate railroad workers in 1892, but they soon moved out, claiming to hear the sobbing and screaming of a woman. The Most Haunted House in America once again stood vacant. "

But alas! It's no longer around to investigate. Check out the whole story - follow the link above.

- posted by Rick Ferguson @ 2/06/2004 02:07:00 PM