Eccentric Homes

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Florida, US
Florida, US

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment

The artist Rubens and the elephant Dumbo may not have much in common on the surface, but John Ringling, the entrepreneur and circus magnate, unites them... »

Eccentric Homes | Submitted by M. Rebekah Otto

Youngwood Court in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Youngwood Court

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David

For the past fourteen years, controversy has stirred over a private residence in Hancock Park... »

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Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, US
Colorado, US

Mesa Verde National Park

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, carved into the cliffs of majestic mesas

Known for the dwellings of the people who archaeologists once called the "Anasazi," (a derisive Navajo term meaning "ancient enemy") Mesa Verde National Park in Montezuma County, Colorado, is home to some of the world's most beautiful sandstone and a... »

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Heidelberg Project in Michigan, US
Michigan, US

Heidelberg Project

One mans attempt to create an artistic wonder on a rundown block in Detroit

Tyree Guyton grew up in a Detroit that was still a thriving city, and his house was in a growing, middle-class neighborhood... »

Outsider Architecture | Submitted by Dylan

Towers of Svaneti in Asia, Globe
Asia, Globe

Towers of Svaneti

Fortified homes of highland warriors

Life was never easy in high Caucasus... »

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Munster Mansion in Texas, US
Texas, US

Munster Mansion

A victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV

Many people loved the 60s TV show "The Munsters" the kind of lower class version of The Adam's Family, but few loved them as much as Charles and Sandra McKee. Charles and Sandra McKee have spent the last nine or so years turning their Victorian ho... »

Eccentric Homes | Submitted by Clinton

Albion Castle from the front of the property - Albion Castle in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

Albion Castle

A 140 year old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco

Despite its long history and six-story stone tower, most residents of San Francisco, even those that drive by it daily, have no idea that Albion Castle exists. Built in 1870 by John Hamlin Burnell, a young English immigrant with plans for a brewer... »

Eccentric Homes | Submitted by Annetta

Luna Parc in 2003 - Luna Parc in New Jersey, US
New Jersey, US

Luna Parc

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersy woods

Since 1989, when Ricky Boscarino stumbled upon the cabin in the woods and began transforming it into Luna Parc, it has been a massive work in progress... »

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Ware Hall in its relocated condition at Wells-Next-the-Sea. - Ware Hall House in England, U.K.
England, U.K.

Ware Hall House

15th-century house single-handedly disassembled then reassembled bit by bit 100 miles away

May Savidge raised the bar for all modern windmill tilters when she saved her Medieval house from destruction by dismantling it, ultimately spending the rest of her life rebuilding it by hand out of harm's way. After the devastating death of her f... »

Eccentric Homes | Submitted by littlebrumble

La Sebastiana in Chile, South America
Chile, South America

La Sebastiana

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda

When searching for a coastal respite in Valparaíso, Pablo Neruda related the following specifications to his friend, Sara Vial, "It may not be too high or too low. It must be solitary, but not in excess. I wish neighbors were invisible... »

Eccentric Homes | Submitted by littlebrumble