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Shaquille O’Neal’s house in Orlando — with the Superman Bed
by Georgie Mihaila June 21, 2023
NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal is known to have long owned of the craziest celebrity homes of all time: a sprawling, 31,000-square-foot megamansion he picked up in 1993 when he was a rookie with the Orlando Magic. The mansion, which served as Shaq’s home for close to 30 years, is truly one of a kind. Not […] More
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This is the most famous haunted mansion in the entire U.S.
by Jenny Schafer June 19, 2023
As far as notoriously haunted mansions go, the Winchester Mystery House is the uncontested leader. Located in San Jose, California, the Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion is known for its size, unique architecture, and utter lack of any master building plan. So why is this magnificent mansion known as one of the creepiest houses in the […] More
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Spotlight On: Graceland, Elvis Presley’s House in Memphis
by Jenny Schafer April 11, 2023
Ranked as the most-visited privately owned home in the United States, Graceland attracts over 600,000 visitors a year and is one of the music world’s most important and beloved landmarks. Rivaling some of the most famous homes in the entire country, such as the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, Hearst Castle in California, and the White […] More
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The Remarkable Sheats-Goldstein Residence in LA: Past, Present and Future
by Ioana Neamt January 17, 2023
If you’re not familiar with John Lautner’s iconic Beverly Crest mansion, or with the estate’s flamboyant owner, then you’re definitely missing out. This 1963-built mansion is an architectural gem and one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets. The Sheats Goldstein residence: John Lautner’s organic architecture dream The 4,500-square-foot Sheats-Goldstein residence was designed by John Lautner (one of […] More
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The Playboy Mansion: the full story of Hugh Hefner’s party palace
by Ioana Neamt December 6, 2022
There are many iconic properties around the world that have stood the test of time, but few as unique or as titillating as the massive estate located at 10236 Charing Cross Road in Los Angeles, most commonly known as the Playboy Mansion. A few decades ago, Hugh Hefner’s pleasure palace was widely known as one […] More
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What happened to Michael Jackson’s house, Neverland Ranch?
by Georgie Mihaila November 7, 2022
Highlights Many, many years after its famous owner, the King of Pop, stopped calling it home, the sprawling property once known as Neverland Ranch finally found a new resident. Billionaire Ron Burkle, a one-time associate of the late pop star and co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies, paid $22 million for the 2,700-acre property […] More
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The iconic Beverly House: where Jackie O & JFK honeymooned, ‘The Bodyguard’ was filmed, and where Beyonce shot ‘Black is King’
by Ioana Neamt July 14, 2022
What do JFK, Jackie O., William Randolph Hearst, Beyonce, Francis Ford Coppola, and Whitney Houston have in common, besides incredible fame and fortune? They’re all tied, in one way or another, to the house at 1011 N. Beverly Drive in California. Also known as the Beverly House (or the Godfather house, or the Bodyguard house, […] More
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The real ‘Full House’ house in San Francisco and where to find it
by Georgie Mihaila January 11, 2022
The whole world cried in shock when beloved actor and comedian Bob Saget passed away unexpectedly in early 2022. Tributes poured in, and unsurprisingly, most of them were tied to his unforgettable portrayal of the loving father-of-three, Full House‘s Danny Tanner. Saget’s character, with his caring, gentle nature and bottomless sac of good advice stood […] More
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The Real-Life Home Alone House: Then and Now
by Flavia Medrut December 9, 2021
Home Alone, the cult classic comedy which turned Macaulay Culkin into one of the most recognizable child actors ever, is as present on our TV screens now as it was when it was first released in November 1990. The story of eight-year-old Kevin McCallister — who, accidentally left behind by his family during the holidays, […] More
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Michael Jordan’s house is still on the market, 10 years after it was first listed for sale
by Georgie Mihaila October 27, 2021
There were many memorable moments in the Netflix/ESPN collab documentary The Last Dance, the popular and somewhat controversial miniseries that took an in-depth look at the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty through the lens of the final championship season in 1997-98. But fans who thought they were catching brief glimpses of Michael Jordan’s house during his interviews for The […] More
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Why Stephen King’s House is the Beating Heart of Bangor, Maine
by Ioana Neamt September 21, 2021
There’s no doubt that Stephen King put Bangor, Maine on the map. The small New England town is inextricably associated with the famous writer, and his red Victorian mansion is its beating heart. People from all across the country, sometimes even from across the ocean, flock to this otherwise unassuming town, to get a glimpse […] More
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Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West stands tall after 170 hurricane seasons
by Flavia Medrut February 14, 2021
Leaving behind an impressive body of work written in his now-iconic style, Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway was a titan of 20th-century literature. Born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, the novelist went on to live a life full of adventures before his untimely death in 1961. He was a reporter for The Kansas City Star, […] More