Places Edited by Snowdrop68

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.