We are all curious about the Wonders of the World
except my friend, Roger Fundab, who isn't interested in anything but hunting and fishing.
except my friend, Roger Fundab, who isn't interested in anything but hunting and fishing.
I've tried to get Roger interested by sending him to: [http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/other.html] where all of the wonders are listed as I've shown below.
At: [http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/other.html] you can click on any of these wonders and learn what there is to know about them. I'll leave that process up to you.
Roger said he had no interest in Wonders, yet I learned that he
actually has his own list tacked to the wall above his bunk at the Drake Lake Advanced Hunters Club. I've added it to the end of the Official Wonder Lists.
actually has his own list tacked to the wall above his bunk at the Drake Lake Advanced Hunters Club. I've added it to the end of the Official Wonder Lists.
Forgotten Wonders:
Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt
The Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), Mexico
The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines
Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
The Great Wall of China
The Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
The Mayan Temples of Tikal in Northern Guatemala
The Moai Statues in Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France
The Throne Hall of Persepolis in Iran
The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
Petra, the rock-carved city in Jordan
The Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar
Stonehenge in England
Taj Mahal in Agra, India
The Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico
Modern Wonders
The Channel Tunnel
The Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada
Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
The Empire State Building in New York City, USA
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
The High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada, USA
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
The Panama Canal
The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Statue of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA
The Suez Canal in Egypt
The Sydney Opera House in Australia
Natural Wonders
Angel Falls in Venezuela
The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Iguaçú Falls in Brazil/Argentina
Krakatoa Island in Indonesia
Mount Everest in Nepal
Mount Fuji in Japan
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Niagara Falls in Ontario (Canada) and New York State (USA)
Paricutin Volcano in Mexico
Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
Roger Fundab's List
The Blue Skies of Montana
The Great Lakes
Marilyn Monroe
The Flowers in Sage Brush Canyon in the Tetons
Joe Montana
John F. Kennedy
Cabelas
Wall Drug Store in South Dakota
The Corn Palace in Nebraska
The Drake Lake Advanced Hunters Club
Copyright©John T. Jones, Ph.D. 2005
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