Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: Prada, y’all!

Traditional
GC1W1KC
by The Stray Gatts
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Texas, United States
N 30° 36.209′ W 104° 31.117′

🛍️ Get in, geocachers, we’re going shopping! 🛍️

Along a dusty desert highway stands an unexpected structure. Prada. Why would a Prada store be here, of all places? Come with us to find out! Strut back to “Prada, y’all!” a cache we displayed ten years ago and are browsing once more for this week’s Geocache of the Week (GC1W1KC).

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The World’s Largest Nano — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC57VFG
by ottieolsen
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Kansas, United States
N 39° 00.946 W 099° 53.337

Just when you thought you were an expert on cache size, you stumble upon the world’s largest nano. Perplexed, you dive deep into the geocaching guidelines, YouTube web archives, and check in with libraries in the Vatican on any information about this rumored anomaly. Nestled away in the heart of Kansas, it turns out that those rumors are true; and yes, it’s magnetic.

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Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: Lego – einer ist zuviel (GC13Y2Y)

Traditional
GC13Y2Y
by riechkolben
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
1
Location:
Berlin, Germany
N 52° 30.568′ E 013° 22.362′

As we look back on twenty years of geocaching history, we are revisiting some of our favorite Geocache of the Week candidates from years past.

This week we’re looking back to February 2011 to a Geocache of the Week that is now a ‘piece’ of geocaching history. With a list of smileys longer than its neck and the most Favorite points of any geocache, Lego – einer ist zuviel stands tall atop the geocaching world. When we featured the geocache in 2011 it had just over 2,800 finds and 350 Favorite points. Nowadays GC13Y2Y boasts over 33,000 finds and has over 11,000 Favorite points.

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Cache and Release — Geocache of the Week

Mystery Cache
GC8HG04
by BrettandBekah
Difficulty:
4
Terrain:
2.5
Location:
Virginia
N 37° 30.842′ W 077° 28.859”

“Cache and Release” (GC8HG04) is a dynamic D4/T2.5 Mystery Cache with many fun layers. Published just outside of Richmond, Virginia, this Geocache of the Week will surprise and delight any cacher who stumbles upon it. We were lucky enough to receive permission from geocache owners BrettandBekah to share the cache experience, and see the stages first-hand from the creators themselves. Of course, if you ever find it, you’ll still have to figure it out on your own. 

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Speden Spelit Nopeustesti — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC5FD0B
by tiuhto
Difficulty:
2
Terrain:
2
Location:
Finland
N 60° 12.962′ E 025° 00.688′

“Simon Says” is a challenging game of reaction and memory. Speden Spelit Nopeustesti is a geocache that emulates this fun and sometimes frustrating game with multi-colored lights. It won’t be hard to find, but it will be difficult to get to the logbook if you cannot follow the pattern of lights perfectly.   

Image by Jorppa Lane 
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