Glendale, California
Rockhaven Sanitarium
Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.
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Glendale, California
Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.
Winchester, Connecticut
It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.
Orange, Connecticut
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
London, England
The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.
London, England
The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
London, England
Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
London, England
A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
London, England
Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
London, England
This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.
London, England
The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.