Advertised as a medical miracle performed by doctors who had previously ran experiments of the same nature on animals, “The headless woman” was a popular sideshow attraction.
She would perform simple tasks, such as removing her gloves to show audiences that she was not a mannequin.
What started as a 40′×40′ foot log cabin has grown into an extraordinary architectural marvel. Phillip Weidner, an attorney in Anchorage, Alaska, has been building his ‘Goose Creek Tower’ in the mountainous landscape of Talkeetna for years. the eccentric MIT alumni and self-described ‘frustrated architect’ has constructed this private home as a series of stacked houses amassed one on top of the other, gradually becoming smaller as they stretch towards the sky. Seemingly teetering and haphazardly placed, these individual dwellings have been piled into what appears to be an impossible structural feat, with small staircases and ladders inside leading from floor to floor. at the top, 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness can be observed for up 300 miles, he estimates, while at the basement level, a hidden escape tunnel leads to a safe room. weidner says ‘the Goose Creek Tower’ has finally topped out at 185 feet — he would have kept going, but federal air space starts at 200 feet.
