I used to think a large radio tower down the street from my house was the Eiffel Tower. I knew it was a historic monument and I lived in a historic town, so it made sense.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to believe the large metal structure in Paris, France, I thought it was the "Eye Full Tower"— Janet
- I used to believe that Jesus lived in the tower of the churchAnon
- i used to believe that humpty dumpty lived in our towns water towerAnon
- i used to think the water tower was filled with milk— jen
- When I was a kid I always thought that a water tower was the robot from the TV show "Lost in Space".— sherryj
- I used to wonder why they didn't fix the Leaning Tower Of Pisa. Weren't they embarrassed that it was crooked?— Bootlebat