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I enjoyed my stop there, I believe I went on my birthday, along with Monkey Jungle and Knaus Berry Farm. Ed's 'bedroom' was super creepy.
Interesting jcolletta. However I think he just hired a bunch of Miccosukee...... Read more
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I agree w/ jcolleta275 -- I've lived here my whole life and just recently made it to coral castle for the first time. I was totally weirded out & amazed at the same time. Plus there are pictures in the gift shop of Billy Idol making a music video there. So awesomely bizarre!... Read more
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While the famous "Sweet 16" love story legend is romantic, there's another theoretical explanation of Leedskalnin's motivations that isn't quite so well-known and, if true, may very well be the answer to several questions about not just his motivation to build Coral Castle, but also HOW he built it.
The theory is this: Edward had discovered how to use magnetism and some as-yet-unknown form of science to create some sort of anti-gravity system. The keys TO that system -- what laws of nature are involved and how to make it work -- are left in clues throughout the castle and it's property. The theory puts it that "Sweet 16" was not, as the love story goes, his fiancée Agnes Scuffs, but rather was a key element in one of the mathematical formulas required to make this mysterious force work.
Now, of course, it's advised to take this with a grain of salt. All the theory is based on is anecdotal evidence, hearsay and assumption. However, those jigsaw pieces, when put together, can be rather convincing. The problem is that no one has been able to put the puzzle together. Until someone tries and finds either success or failure, it's still just a theory. Questions do remain, however, about just HOW Leedskalnin accomplished such a massive undertaking on his own, as conventional explanations don't quite add up, and Edward himself would never explain to ANYONE outright how he did it.
In any case, the attraction itself is rather interesting, even if it is a bit of a tourist trap.... Read more
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Yahoo Bookmarks- 28655 S. Dixie Hwy.
Miami, FL 33033 - 305-248-6344
- http://coralcastle.com
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily;
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Coral rock monument built for the love of a young woman by Edward Leedskalnin, who, legend has it, carved and moved more than 1,100 tons of rock by himself. The castle, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, opened in 1923
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