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Just off the north end of the launching bay, at the opposite side from the flame pit is a tunnel made of a combination of steel and concrete. The tunnel is about 120-feet-long and leads to what used to be the mission control center, the part of this complex that Mr. Peden and his wife …
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It only took 25 years, but Mr. Ed Peden finally opened his “garage” door. The door weighs in at a whopping 47 tons. Behind that door was an Atlas missile. The door had been designed in the hopes that, should there ever be a nuclear explosion, the door would remain intact. This door now leads …
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After stepping through the screen door into Munchkin Land, many people are blown away as to how a movie from 1939 could have such an extensive list of memorabilia. What many people don’t realize is that The Wizard of Oz was actually a book long before it was a movie. It has been said that …
One of the world’s most beloved and popular movies, The Wizard of Oz, illustrates a young girl and her band of misfits and they traverse the Yellow Brick Road in search of assistance from a great and powerful wizard. In the end, this young girl, Dorothy, decides to return to her home rather than stay …
Randy Walker, the owner of Museum of the Odd and a resident of Lawrence, enjoys collecting rare and obscure items. At the tender age of 5, Walker’s family relocated to England. His family spent two years there while his father worked on his post-graduate degree. The family made the most of their time, visiting castles, …
