# What's the one place you've been to that no other Doper has visited? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390 "2007-08-21T16:42:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/181 "2007-08-22T17:33:10Z")
Anyone else actually stopped to visit Harmony, California? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/182 "2007-08-22T17:33:51Z")
[QUOTE=fishbicycle] On the uppermost outdoor observatory level of the CN Tower in Toronto? Anybody else? [/QUOTE] Been up the CN tower, but don’t recall how high we went. I’ll see your CN tower and raise you a Maid of the Mist ride. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/183 "2007-08-22T17:44:41Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] I’ll see your CN tower and raise you a Maid of the Mist ride. [/QUOTE] I’ve been on the Maid Of The Mist, and also through the tunnels behind the Falls. At the CN Tower, you pay one fee to go up to the first, enclosed level. Up there, there’s another elevator that you pay even more money to get on. It’s only available when the wind is below a certain speed. That takes you to the outdoor observation level. You can see the steam coming off Niagara Falls from that height. OK, how about standing on the highway between Regina and Saskatoon, with nothing but prairie from horizon to horizon? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/184 "2007-08-22T17:50:38Z")
The bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Shortly after production of _STIII:The Search for Spock_ was completed, I had the opportunity to tour the set at Paramount Studios. The walls in the turbolift are covered with rubber carpet padding, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/185 "2007-08-22T18:01:56Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] I’ve eaten in the Congressional Dining room, it was more like a restaurant though. I guess they’re famous for their chili. That was courtesy of Chalmers Wylie, our late congressman. [/QUOTE] On a similar note, I’ve eaten several times in the Delegates Dining Room in the UN. I also did research for a high school paper in the UN library. I’ve also eaten in the Secretariat cafeteria, where I had my one and only encounter with liverwurst. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/186 "2007-08-22T18:03:58Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Anyone else ever been to Liberia? [/QUOTE] Only to the airport in Monrovia, on my way to and from the Congo. Didn’t get off, so I don’t know if it counts. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/187 "2007-08-22T18:04:27Z")
[QUOTE=zagloba] I would have said Aurelia, Iowa, but I know that \*\*David Simmons \*\*has been there. [/QUOTE] An even more unique spot nearby is [Primghar.](http://primghar.com/) It says it’s the only Primghar in the world and I believe it. The unique method of naming the town was that it’s composed of the first initials of the last names of the town’s founders. I would have said Dunmovin, CA but I’m sure some LA basin skiers have been there on the way to Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. How about the extensive petroglyph area on the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake, CA? ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/188 "2007-08-22T18:40:33Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] The [Green Lantern](http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/Ely_walking_tour/images/greenlantern98.jpg) wasn’t exactly known as a purveyor of [Chinese food](http://www.hardrockchips.com/1greenlatern.htm).\* 😃😃 I demand to know where the Green Lantern is! I’ve GOT to go there!! Sheesh, I don’t even recognize the building. My husband is going to love this plan. 😃 What in the hell? My message is too short to post?! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/189 "2007-08-22T18:47:17Z")
Let’s see: I’m going to guess: **Pakrac, Croatia** or perhaps **Lipik, Croatia**. **Gornij Vakuf, Bosnia** , is a possibility, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some UN types here have been there. Or how about **Khiva, Uzbekistan**? It has just enough tourism that I think somebody here has probably been there. Just thought of one more, I have relatives in **Tinderbox, Tasmania, Australia**. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/190 "2007-08-22T18:48:05Z")
[QUOTE=Faruiza] I demand to know where the Green Lantern is! I’ve GOT to go there!! Sheesh, I don’t even recognize the building. My husband is going to love this plan. 😃 What in the hell? My message is too short to post?! [/QUOTE] [Here you go.](http://www.greenlanterndc.com/) You sure that’s what you were looking for? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/191 "2007-08-22T18:53:41Z")
Any other Doper ever been in Suwon, South Korea? I was there in 1976, while stationed for thirteen months at Camp Humphries, South Korea. I think at the time Suwon was said to have 60000 people. There was a big cultural park, with exhibits of architecture, crafts, trades, and so on, from different areas of the country, and through their history. I saw a drum and dance performance that was great, and bought some chewy type of candy covered with sesame seeds. Tasty, I should have got more. I had enough of the language that I talked with a local family visiting, and played a jumping game, on a sort of ground based teeter totter, with their kids. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/192 "2007-08-22T18:53:59Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] [Here you go.](http://www.greenlanterndc.com/) You sure that’s what you were looking for? [/QUOTE] Not at all. I’m looking for a brothel in Ely, NV. But that one looks interesting, too! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/193 "2007-08-22T18:55:52Z")
[QUOTE=madmonk28] Kosovo [/QUOTE] I spent several days in Prishtina and Peje. Even got saluted by a KFOR soldier for some reason (I am not military). ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/194 "2007-08-22T19:01:59Z")
[QUOTE=David Simmons] An even more unique spot nearby is [Primghar.](http://primghar.com/) It says it’s the only Primghar in the world and I believe it. The unique method of naming the town was that it’s composed of the first initials of the last names of the town’s founders. [/QUOTE] I’ve been so close! (Though perhaps I’ve been through it on one of Grandpa’s drives around the area.) > [@](#): > > I would have said Dunmovin, CA but I’m sure some LA basin skiers have been there on the way to Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. Yup. But has anyone else visited Darwin CA? > [@](#): > > How about the extensive petroglyph area on the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake, CA? No, but I’ve been to the [Jeffers MN petroglyphs](http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/geoweb/participants/dutch/VTrips/JeffersPet.HTM) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/195 "2007-08-22T19:06:20Z")
[QUOTE=Kyla] Okay, fine then. But I will be REALLY surprised if any other Dopers have been to fabulous Boboshevo, Bulgaria, pop. ~700. (They claim that the population is 2000. Yeah, maybe, if you include the goats.) [/QUOTE] I’ve been to Kyustendil province, but not Boboshevo. We were travelling along the 6 highway, not the 1. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/196 "2007-08-22T19:09:17Z")
Damascus? Cotopaxi, Vilcabamba, Tena, all in Ecuador? Graeagle CA? Big Knob MI? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/197 "2007-08-22T19:16:37Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] My best shot is probably [Española](http://www.geodyssey.co.uk/ecuador/_images/maps/galapagos_map_100c.gif), an uninhabited island in the Galapagos archipelago. I doubt I’m the only doper who’s been there, though. [/QUOTE] Yup. Did you go to the Plazas? Or Rabida? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/198 "2007-08-22T19:28:56Z")
[QUOTE=Faruiza] [QUOTE=Rick] The [Green Lantern](http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/Ely_walking_tour/images/greenlantern98.jpg) wasn’t exactly known as a purveyor of [Chinese food](http://www.hardrockchips.com/1greenlatern.htm).\* 😃😃 I demand to know where the Green Lantern is! I’ve GOT to go there!! Sheesh, I don’t even recognize the building. My husband is going to love this plan. 😃 What in the hell? My message is too short to post?! [/QUOTE] According to this [site](http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/Ely_walking_tour/westendhighst.htm) the lantern is no more. But that page also says the Big 4 Ranch is no more but[the website for the Big 4 makes that info look wrong](http://www.big4ranch.com/big4.htm). The brothels are located on the North west end of town on High Street. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/199 "2007-08-22T19:35:33Z")
I was stationed in Sigonella, Sicily between 1984 and 1986. And I’ve been to the House on the Rock (weird place) and Harmony, CA. We were motorcycling on CA-1 (heading for Monterey) and stopped at the little cafe in Harmony for lunch. Betcha nobody’s been to Pittsville, WI. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390/200 "2007-08-22T19:53:40Z")
[QUOTE=Great Dave] Damascus? Cotopaxi, Vilcabamba, Tena, all in Ecuador? Graeagle CA? Big Knob MI? [/QUOTE] I’ve been to Cotopaxi (though not to the peak - we got blown off about 100 m below the top) and halfway to Tena (Baeza). I’ve gone through Graeagle several times (the last time was two weeks ago), but never stopped there. To be honest, I’m not even sure where I would stop to say I visited Graeagle. I didn’t get to the Rabida or the Plazas when I was in the Galapagos - I actually only saw San Cristobal and Española. Next time… (and there will be a next time). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-one-place-youve-been-to-that-no-other-doper-has-visited/416390.md?page=11)