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Where was this photo taken? Rural stone-veneer cottage, Waynesville, North Carolina, USA

Photo: East Main Street, Sylva, NC (45716771375).jpg, Wikimedia Commons (public domain / CC0).

This photo was taken atRural stone-veneer cottageWaynesville, North Carolina, USA

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The clues that gave it away

The AI found 5 clues in the picture. Here is what each one told it:

01 FIELDSTONE GABLE → SOUTHERN APPALACHIA

A fieldstone gable with irregular slabs is classic Appalachian rock-veneer style.

02 RHODODENDRON SHRUB → WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS

A big rhododendron by the house is typical of the Blue Ridge mountains.

03 DISHES AND ANTENNA → RURAL UNITED STATES

Satellite dishes plus a rooftop antenna point to rural US with poor cable.

04 HOUSE NUMBER 1025 → US ADDRESS SYSTEM

Vertical house number 1025 on the porch post follows US rural addressing.

05 MIXED HILL FOREST → EASTERN US UPLANDS

Bare hardwoods mixed with pines on a slope suggest a hilly eastern forest.

A small stone-and-clapboard cottage in a wooded mountain hollow on an overcast winter day..

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