Blarney Stone of Reno in Reno, Nevada

Per Atlas Obscura, an actual stone from Ireland's Blarney Castle is embedded in the wall of Reno's old Fitzgerald Casino on Virginia Street. Installed by the Northern Nevada Chapter of the Sons of Erin in nineteen eighty-eight, the stone remains a free public stop—visitors rub it for luck, and the legend says kissing it grants eloquence.

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