The Roadside Wackiness Of Daytona Beach Florida - Forgotten Amusement Parks / Quirky Motels & MORE
A visit to Daytona Beach Florida to check out the quirky roadside fun that still exists near the beach . Covered a lot of ground and found some interesting places .
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Today's adventure brings us to a very
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windy Daytona Beach, Florida. Going to
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roam around and see what there is to
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see. Welcome everyone, Adam the
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Woo here. It has been a heck of a long
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time since I've been in this neck of the
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woods and tagging along the king of the
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bubbly water- fil mountain,
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world of Micah. Hi. It's my first time
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here. I'm so excited. I've never been to
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Daytona.
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You never been here?
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No.
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Let's go look around.
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Yeah. I'm inviting you, all of you, to
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join me and Micah.
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Shall you? Wonder if all those times
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this fella made fun of Jaws in this
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position. If he's regretting that now.
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Who has the last laugh now? Marlin.
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That was Jaws saying that, not me. This
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is known as the diving girl. She's gone
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through some changes since the 1920s
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when she was first drawn. They've
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erected this statue to her here. And of
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course, can't show up in this neck of
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the woods without seeing the Daytona
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500. That big Speedway.
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Looks as if someone's been doing a
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little little sliding here. Tire marks
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all on the pavement. Wow. There he is.
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Dale Narnhard
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standing on his number three. That's his
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platform there. And someone has laid
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some flowers out of respect. That place
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is huge
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to say the least. Look at the size of
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that thing.
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on the property of Embry Riddle
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Aeronautical University, they have a
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replica of the Wright brothers first
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flight plane. You can see the more
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daring of the two has perched itself
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there on the inner wing using the
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contraption to to guide it on the front
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of the plane. See him up there hanging
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around while the brother
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watches from afar. What are you doing
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over there? What are you afraid of?
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Heights or something? Yeah, I don't
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blame him. I like my feet on the ground.
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Before you take the bridge over the
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causeway to the beach, there's an
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interesting man-made
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river section in this park next to the
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downtown area.
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It's rather stagnant at the moment. The
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water's not flowing, but appears as if
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back in the day there was a waterfall of
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sorts that came out of this rock
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formation here. If you look closely, you
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can see the hole and
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where the pipe where the water speted up
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and then downward and then into this now
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dried up section.
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right there.
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Donor of the casino and the esplanade,
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Burggoyne,
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dated 1916.
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His bust
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is placed here in honor of this
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gentleman
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looking very prim and proper with his
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stash and tie. And then down here,
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his name is etched just below the bust.
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Also celebrated is Brownie, the town dog
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who roamed these parts for 15
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years.
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He was owned by no one, but loved by
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all.
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You will now live on in everyone's
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hearts forever, Brownie.
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Good to see you. They must be ready for
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some ghost defecations.
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There's a doggy pot
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just waiting here. Also on site is his
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final resting place, 1939 to 1954.
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A good dog.
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Not to be confused with the town dog.
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This brownie was a postal dog
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located adjacent to the post office here
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in the downtown area. Born in 1955,
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passed away in 1970. He used to sleep on
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the mailbags and help the carriers with
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their routes. He's tucked away here on
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the side of the building next to this
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tree between that and the ramp.
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Across the way is Boot Hill Saloon.
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Talked to one of the locals inside. Said
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it opened in the 1970s and still going
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strong. There are bras all across the
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top of the bar and paraphernelia and
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photos and memorabilia all along the
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walls. Even Eene Warnos frequented here
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and one of her articles of clothing is
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stapled right here
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as well. Just a short stones throw past
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those palm trees is the water.
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What do you know? Gifts and souvenirs.
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It mascot is a big shark.
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Look at those teeth.
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I had contemplated mounting this
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manatee, thinking they placed him here
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for photo
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opportunities, but after after touching
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him, not structurally sound, made of
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plastic, he would he would definitely
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break considerably if I was to perch on
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top. Not going to do it.
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I love sea life.
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You really do, don't you?
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Yeah.
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Facial hair on point.
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Oh yes,
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nailed it.
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Appropriate sunear, shades, and a sweet
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hat.
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A rather impressive monumental figure in
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front of the Sun Viking Lodge,
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his trusty shield and ship by his side.
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Quite the beard he is brandishing. And
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that's not the only thing. This weapon
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right here can do some serious damage to
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his foes. His image is just prominently
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displayed there on the mast on the wind
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mechanism.
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Is that what that's called? a mast,
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whatever the wind blows into the to give
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the ship its propelling force.
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Could be using that term incorrectly.
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He's very accommodating.
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Look how happy he is. Even some
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beautiful flowers down below. Are those
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Are those patunias?
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This is Carl.
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The Vikings name is Carl. Says right
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there on the on the sign.
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Pretty nice. Pretty nice fell.
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Carl,
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you look weird when you sit
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cross-legged. Hey, don't make fun of me.
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Don't make fun of me, Carl. A rather
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large tiki head
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here at this Best Western.
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Got to love some tiki.
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This entire strip along the water is
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full of interesting motel just kind of
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wedged in amongst the new condos.
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Example being the Grand Prix version.
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And if this is not amazing enough, then
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I give you I present you this.
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It's like an old go-kart vehicle
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being squirted and illuminated with H2O.
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Something you don't see every day. It's
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just It's just kind of like squirting up
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into the seat there.
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I don't know if I've ever stumbled on
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anything quite like this before in my
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travels.
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The open road.
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Not your ordinary ferry boat. This one
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is not seaorthy,
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but nonetheless awesome.
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Heat
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You'll notice here on the left of the
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screen is a roller coaster.
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It was operational until a few years ago
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and they closed it down and now just
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some remnants and remains of its former
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existence, active existence,
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sits along the shoreline.
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And that's not the only attraction
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fallen by the wayside. This go-kart
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track is now closed. As well as in front
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of the coaster used to be a ferris
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wheel. It used to be planted in the
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ground right there. To be perfectly
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honest, on the way over, we were talking
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about boarding one of the pods of the
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ferris wheel, not knowing that history
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has deemed it
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forgotten.
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No longer exists.
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W.
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Getting a pretty good sun glare for
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effect
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underneath the rails. See the drop? This
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would have been a lot of fun back in the
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day,
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but not currently. Sitting adjacent is
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some sort of simulator that you would
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make your way inside that door, and it's
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just right next to
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this decaying item.
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They're both
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decaying. Looking at the name on the
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side, it was deemed the Venturer.
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It's like a space
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space vehicle.
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Going to peek inside
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just to see. Oh, the seats.
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The seats are still prevalent.
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Some other Looks like there's some cup
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of soup
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in there. Also
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quite a bit of trash.
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The ocean breeze giving a little bit of
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ambiance.
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The vlog
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is over.
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And speaking of this track, you can see
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the checkerboard painted here on the
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ground and also faintly against the side
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of this concrete wall. Look at that.
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NASCAR
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fading away.