# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2120
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42385 "2016-04-03T19:29:06Z")
A place you want to see before you die 1. Machu Picchu 2. The Library of Congress 3. Jim Morrison’s grave 4. The Grand Canyon 5. Musée d’Orsay 6. Somaliland 7. Russia 8. Forbidden City in Beijing 9. The Library at Alexandria 10. Vienna 11. The Tower of London 12. Scotland ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42386 "2016-04-03T20:38:20Z")
A place you want to see before you die 1. Machu Picchu 2. The Library of Congress 3. Jim Morrison’s grave 4. The Grand Canyon 5. Musée d’Orsay 6. Somaliland 7. Russia 8. Forbidden City in Beijing 9. The Library at Alexandria 10. Vienna 11. The Tower of London 12. Scotland 13. A Pacific Island Next: A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42387 "2016-04-03T21:49:52Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston Site of the"one if by land, two if by sea" warning lights ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42388 "2016-04-03T21:58:29Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42389 "2016-04-03T22:39:16Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42390 "2016-04-03T23:40:50Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs By the way, I was inspired for this topic by a school girl at Angkor Wat, in Cambodia, who asked me if there are a lot of big temples in America. She had me stumped. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42391 "2016-04-04T00:34:02Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City Episcopal Cathedral, the largest in the world, started construction in the 1890s, still unfinished. A regular stop for Manhattan tour buses, blocks away from Columbia and Harlem (I used to live blocks away) [http://www.stjohndivine.org/about/faq/](http://www.stjohndivine.org/about/faq/) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42392 "2016-04-04T01:23:12Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan Mariners’ Church is the “maritime sailors’ cathedral” referred to in Gordon Lightfoot’s song “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42393 "2016-04-04T02:05:26Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan 8. San Francisco de Asis Mission, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42394 "2016-04-04T03:30:52Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan 8. San Francisco de Asis Mission, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico 9. Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42395 "2016-04-04T03:49:19Z")
I’ve been to 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10 - all worth a visit. A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan 8. San Francisco de Asis Mission, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico 9. Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City 10. Washington National Cathedral Quite impressive, steeped in history, and open to all: [Washington National Cathedral - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_National_Cathedral) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42396 "2016-04-04T04:59:43Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan 8. San Francisco de Asis Mission, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico 9. Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City 10. Washington National Cathedral 11. Russian Orthodox Mission chapel, Fort Ross, California ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42397 "2016-04-04T05:40:23Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan 8. San Francisco de Asis Mission, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico 9. Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City 10. Washington National Cathedral 11. Russian Orthodox Mission chapel, Fort Ross, California 12. Mission San Juan Capistrano, California ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42398 "2016-04-04T11:08:34Z")
A well-known American tourist site that is originally or primarily of religious significance. 1. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans 2. Old North Church, Boston 3. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 4. The Alamo Mission, San Antonio 5. US Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs 6. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, New York City 7. Mariners’ Church, Detroit, Michigan 8. San Francisco de Asis Mission, Rancho de Taos, New Mexico 9. Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City 10. Washington National Cathedral 11. Russian Orthodox Mission chapel, Fort Ross, California 12. Mission San Juan Capistrano, California 13. Creation Museum, Petersburg, Kentucky Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (_Peep Show_) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42399 "2016-04-04T11:36:23Z")
Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show) 2. Mark (a Minion, Despicable Me) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42400 "2016-04-04T11:49:36Z")
Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show) 2. Mark (a Minion, Despicable Me) 3. Mark Cohen (Rent) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42401 "2016-04-04T11:50:29Z")
Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show) 2. Mark (a Minion, Despicable Me) 3. Mark Cohen (Rent) 4. Mark Sway (John Grisham’s The Client) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42402 "2016-04-04T11:54:23Z")
Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show) 2. Mark (a Minion, Despicable Me) 3. Mark Cohen (Rent) 4. Mark Sway (John Grisham’s The Client) 5. Mark Time (Firesign Theater’s Forward Into The Past, Dear Friends album) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42403 "2016-04-04T12:31:35Z")
Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show) 2. Mark (a Minion, Despicable Me) 3. Mark Cohen (Rent) 4. Mark Sway (John Grisham’s The Client) 5. Mark Time (Firesign Theater’s Forward Into The Past, Dear Friends album) 6. Dr. Mark Wilson, (Diagnosis X) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42404 "2016-04-04T12:39:33Z")
Fictional characters named Mark or Marc 1. Mark Corrigan (Peep Show) 2. Mark (a Minion, Despicable Me) 3. Mark Cohen (Rent) 4. Mark Sway (John Grisham’s The Client) 5. Mark Time (Firesign Theater’s Forward Into The Past, Dear Friends album) 6. Dr. Mark Wilson, (Diagnosis X) 7. Lord Mark Vorkosigan (Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosiganverse novels, beginning with Brothers in Arms.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2121)