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Rogier
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Places I have been to
I have been to Museé Fragonard, Devils' Museum, Jeffrey's Hook Light, Hill of Crosses, Grūtas Park , Sacred Monkey Forest (Mandala Wisata Wenara Wana), Freetown Christiania, Tivoli Gardens, Fox Hotel in Copenhagen, The Royal Pavilion, La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne, 59 Rivoli, Pont de la Concorde, Mont Saint-Michel, Deyrolle Taxidermy, Julien Aurouze and Co., Catacombes de Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Museum Vrolik, El Carmen Street Art, Musee Mecanique , Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection, Golden Gate Park Bison, Balmy Alley Murals, The Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church, Institute of Illegal Images, San Francisco's Pet Cemetery and Gates Co-op Houseboat Community
Places I like
I like Clapham North Deep-Level Air Raid Shelter, Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, Evolution Nature Store, Darwin Centre Spirit Collection, Sir Richard Burton's Tent-Tomb , Finch and Co, Whispering Gallery at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Hunterian Museum, London, Wellcome Collection & Library, Viktor Wynd's Little Shop of Horrors, The Museum of Everything, Highgate Cemetery, Dennis Severs' House, Get Stuffed, museum of brands, Buchstabenmuseum / Museum of Letters, Characters and Typefaces, H.R. Giger Museum, Frog Museum, Musee Mecanique , Balmy Alley Murals, Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church, Institute of Illegal Images and San Francisco's Pet Cemetery
Recent Activity
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April 12, 2012
Rogier
has been to Gates Co-op Houseboat Community
A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front
Surrounded by million dollar "floating homes" on beautiful docks behind locked gates, the low hanging-bundled wires and a "Private Property Enter at Your Own Risk" sign constitutes the entrance to... »
Watery Wonders, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Tre, Dylan and 2 others
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April 12, 2012
Rogier
has been to San Francisco's Pet Cemetery
A monument to the love people have for their pets
Just south of Crissy Fields in San Francisco's Presidio district is a tiny cemetery bound by a white picket fence and dotted with miniature gravestones. The final resting place of the Presidio... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Shalaco, Dylan and 3 others
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April 9, 2012
Rogier
has been to Institute of Illegal Images
Museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD
Sometimes it can be a challenge when one's passions and predilections overlap. Just ask Mark McCloud, proprietor of the world's largest collection of acid blotter art. McCloud recalls that he... »
Outsider Art, Unique Collections | Edited by littlebrumble
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April 9, 2012
Rogier
has been to Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church
Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the Risen Trane
In 1966, a journalist asked John Coltrane what he'd like to be in five years. His response proved to be prophetic: "A saint." Thanks to the Reverend Franzo Wayne King and the African Orthodox... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by littlebrumble
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April 8, 2012
Rogier
has been to The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead
One generally associates parrots with the jungles of a tropical location, yet living in the middle of urban San Francisco is a flock of wild parrots.
The parrot flock began in 1990 as one pair of... »
Fascinating Fauna, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Dylan
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April 8, 2012
Rogier
liked Balmy Alley Murals
Stunning street art as political theater for the masses
In the heart of the Mission District lies the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco. Renowned for their political import and reverential maintenance, Balmy Alley has become a... »
Outsider Art | Edited by littlebrumble and Annetta
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April 5, 2012
Rogier
has been to Golden Gate Park Bison
San Francisco's very own urban bison herd have persisted in the face of extinction, development and tuberculosis
The first bison, named Ben Harrison, was purchased by Park Superintendent John McClaren on February 26, 1891. His arrival in San Francisco coincided with the historical nadir in bison population,... »
Fascinating Fauna | Edited by littlebrumble
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April 5, 2012
Rogier
has been to Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360 degree live images of the San Francisco coast
This tiny museum also known as the 'Giant Camera' is on the grounds of the historic Cliff House and features a working camera obscura, which reflects images of the beach front outside. It also... »
Optical Oddities | Edited by mojotexas and Annetta
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April 5, 2012
Rogier
has been to Musee Mecanique
A collection of 20th century automatons, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions
One of the last remaining links to San Francisco's oceanside Playland at the Beach amusement park, the Musee Mecanique is a unique hands-on arcade of vintage coin-operated contraptions of all... »
Unique Collections, Amazing Automata | Edited by Dylan, theamarant and 2 others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
liked Frog Museum
150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs
The Frog Museum in Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland is a collection of 150-year-old satirical tableaus of domestic life in the 19th century — all involving stuffed frogs.
The museum began in the... »
Unique Collections | Edited by Josh, Dylan and others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
liked H.R. Giger Museum
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city
In the quaint medieval city of Gruyére, Switzerland, you may meander the cobblestone streets and tour the delightful old Gruyére cheese factory. But a far more fascinating site here contrasts with... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by danomar, michelle and 3 others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to El Carmen Street Art
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Museum Vrolik
An anatomical collection dedicated to human mutants
Possibly the largest collection of human mutants in one place, the University of Amsterdam’s anatomical and embryological museum began as the private teratological collection of Gerardus Vrolik... »
Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
liked Buchstabenmuseum / Museum of Letters, Characters and Typefaces
A collection of typographic objects from Berlin and beyond
The Museum of Rescued Letters was established in 2005 by Barbara Dechant and Anja Schulze. Not letters as in notes sent through the post, but 3-Dimensional pieces of lost, forgotten or abandoned... »
Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by sonambula, michelle and 2 others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's Most Famous Cemetery
A large cemetery by itself wouldn't seem too odd; even one containing famous remains might not be enough to more than raise an eyebrow. Instead, it's the culture and atmosphere that set Père... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by meelar, Dylan and others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Catacombes de Paris
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Julien Aurouze and Co.
A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps
Originally founded in 1872, the shop itself has always specialized in pest control, or more specifically as rat killers. They are still in business today. Called the Julien Aurouze & Co and... »
Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Deyrolle Taxidermy
Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios
Deyrolle was founded by well-known entomologist Emile Deyrolle in 1831, and has been at its current premises since 1881. Exotic taxidermy, entomology, and natural history collections displayed in... »
Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 3 others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Mont Saint-Michel
A 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock, with accessibility dependent on the tides
Set atop a solid rock in the middle of a bay, the abbey and surrounding town was originally only accessible as the tides allowed. Although subsequent development has allowed 24 hours access to... »
Anomalous Islands, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by IanWhalen, Dylan and others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Pont de la Concorde
Bridge built from the rubble of the Bastille prison
Long a symbol of royal authority, the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, to an insurrection of the people, marking the ignition of the French Revolution. Although there were only seven prisoners in... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by allison, wythe and others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to 59 Rivoli
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios
The mid-1800s Haussmann era building at 59 Rivoli was an artist squat for years before being renovated by the city and returned to a collective of artists.
After Crédit Lyonnais abandoned the... »
Museums and Collections, Outsider Art | Edited by allison, Nicholas Jackson and others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France
Named a World Heritage Site in 1997, La Cité has a history spanning more than 2,000 years. The largest former fortress in Europe, it has played a decisive role in the history of Languedoc. An Iron... »
Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by mratomic, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to The Royal Pavilion
Regency Era Excess on the English Coast
In the quaint English seaside resort of Brighton rests one of the more unusual homes ever built. The Royal Pavilion is an interesting, albeit slightly odd, testament to the once mighty power of... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Fox Hotel in Copenhagen
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October 10, 2011
Rogier
has been to Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens
Tivoli, which opened in 1843, is the second-oldest amusement park in the world (after nearby Dyrehavsbakken, which opened in 1583). Consolation prize: Tivoli, with its merry-go-round and boat... »
Architectural Oddities, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by nitikp, Nicholas Jackson and others
