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xanthina
Recent Activity
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
liked The Witch's House
Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio
There's a house in Beverly Hills, California that might be the perfect place to go when trick-or-treating. Known formally as "The Spadena House," the house is better known as, simply "The Witch's... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by anhie
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
liked Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard
Every Thursday night, scores of science fiction and fantasy fans gather for the weekly meeting of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. As the world's oldest continuously meeting science... »
Strange Science, Purveyors of Curiosities, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Trevor
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
liked Holyland Exhibition
Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the basis for Indiana Jones
To understand what makes this small museum so special, you first must understand the man behind its inception. Antonia F. Futterer is often compared to Indiana Jones (perhaps unfairly, as it's... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by Genki, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
liked San Diego Model Railroad Museum
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
has been to The Witch House of Salem
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692
The Salem witchcraft trials took place between February 1692 and May 1693. During the trials 19 people were convicted and hanged, and one man was crushed to death while being tortured.
Among... »
Unique Collections, Memento Mori | Edited by Dylan and dylanotto
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
has been to Hammond Castle Museum
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system
John Hayes Hammond Jr. was resourceful man. As a little boy he visited Edison's laboratory with his wealthy father, and South African mining magnate, John Hays Hammond Sr. The young Hammond Jr.... »
Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Taoist, Annetta and 2 others
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
has been to Great Boston Molasses Flood Plaque
Site of one of the strangest disasters in history: a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph
At the intersection of Foster and Commercial Street in Boston’s industrial North End, is a curious historical site. Marked by a small, easily missed plaque is the location of a moment in Boston... »
Disaster Areas | Edited by michelle
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
has been to Georges Island
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor
Georges Island was farmland until the United States Military bought it in 1825 in order to fortify the coastal defenses. When first built, Fort Warren was a modern fort with a searchlight station,... »
Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by boaz sender, Dylan and 5 others
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
has been to Rainbow Swash
World's Largest Piece of Copyrighted Artwork
For the most part, commuting to work is no fun. But for a few thousand lucky Boston commuters, their drive is slightly brightened -- or for those interested in copyright reform, darkened -- with... »
Outsider Art | Edited by Sofy
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
has been to Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death
"Stay! thou this tomb that passeth by,
And think how soon that thou may'st die..."
The morbid imagery on the headstones in Boston's oldest cemeteries—such as skulls and crossed bones, winged... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta and wythe
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February 22, 2011
xanthina
liked Old Zoo Picnic Area
Abandoned LA zoo is a perfect place to experience what it is like to be on the other side of the bars
In a quiet area of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, you can picnic in a bear grotto and climb inside abandoned monkey cages. If you have ever wondered what you appear like to the animals in the zoo,... »
Ghost Towns, Incredible Ruins, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Lisa E, Annetta and 2 others
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February 21, 2011
xanthina
has been to The Paul Revere House
Oldest house in downtown Boston was once the home of Paul Revere
Paul Revere was made famous by the eponymous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…”
You probably already know that Paul... »
Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Nicholas Jackson and others
