Nerd List
The nerd list always wanted to be a map, really, so I’m going to attempt to make that happen. Wish me luck.
At the moment I’m adding data to the maps, and depending on how I like the UI will get fancier with it later.
Uruguay 341, San Nicolas, Comuna 01 – Buenos Aires, C1015, Argentina
Entelequia Comic Book Store Belgrano
Avenida Juramento 2584, Belgrano, Comuna 13 – Buenos Aires, C1428, Argentina
Itiban Comic Shop, Av. Silva Jardim, 845, Curitiba, Paraná 80230, Brazil
Calle Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, Jaltepec, Hidalgo, Mexico
Calle Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, Jaltepec, Hidalgo, Mexico
Hans Christian Andersen Statue, 74th Street, New York, New York 10021
Hans Christian Andersen, Bratislava, Bratislava 811 02, Slovakia
星の王子さまミュージアム (Musée du Petit Prince), 仙石原909-1, 足柄下郡, Kanagawa 250-0631, Japan
Website
Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden, 63 Chestnut St, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103
A statue of Bradbury riding a rocket graces the front of the Waukegan Public Library.
Waukegan Bradbury Centennial Celebrations
Clayton Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085
As featured in Logan’s Run.
Fort Worth Water Gardens, 1502 Commerce St, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
An impressive natural landmark with deep cultural significance, and of course familiar to many around the world from its apearance in Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming Hwy 110, Devils Tower, Wyoming 82714
Iconic statue from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.
Langelinie, Langelinie, København, Capital Region of Denmark 2100, Denmark
This Yoda statue sits in front of the Lucasfilm offices in the Presidio.
Yoda Fountain, 1 Letterman Dr, San Francisco, California 94129
A plaque commemorates a location from The Day of the Triffids.
London Gets a Creepy New Street Name
37 Pond Street, Camden, London, NW3 2PN, United Kingdom
Pond Street, Ngaruawahia, Ngaruawahia 3720, New Zealand
Inaugurated in May 2014, the statue of Frankenstein (collection of the Contemporary Art Fund of the City of Geneva) represents for the collective of artists KLAT difference and humanity in its complexity.
Boulevard Georges- Favon 38, 1204 Genève, Switzerland
The legend of Arthur is inestricably linked with this area, and both English Heritage and the locals are happy to highlight the connections with a dramatic statue, themed businesses, and other attractions.
Tintagel Castle, Bossiney Rd, Tintagel, England PL34 0DQ, United Kingdom
34 Secklow Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 3NE, United Kingdom
In addition to the space exploration exhibits, the centre hosts many events, including their annual Steampunks in Space.
National Space Centre, Exploration Dr, Leicester, England LE4 5NS, United Kingdom
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, 405 Nasa Pkwy W, Merritt Island, Florida 32953
66b Bedford Street South, Leicester, LE1 3JR, United Kingdom
Independent Comic Book Store
The Ground Floor, Everyman Cinema, Station Parade HG1 1HQ Harrogate, UK
H.G. Wells and Woking
141 Maybury Road, Woking, GU21 5JR, United Kingdom
A Martian Tripod statue towers over Crown Square, with surrounding elements illustrating the famous H.G. Wells creations.
Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 6JD, United Kingdom
In honour on Jules Verne, on the centenary of his death, the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Pontevedra commissioned this monument to the author, whose 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea features the bay of Vigo.
36202, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
37 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow, G12 9BG, United Kingdom
Cartoon Art Museum, 781 Beach St, San Francisco, California 94109
American Writers Museum, 180 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60601
3162 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois 60657
77 East Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Elektra Cómic, San Bernardo 20, Madrid, Madrid 28015, Spain
SFF Bookstore located in Barcelona’s “geek triangle”
Librería Gigamesh, C. de Bailén, 8, Barcelona, Barcelona 08010, Spain
Game shop located in the “geek triangle” area of Bercelona.
Carrer De Bailèn 21, 08010 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Website
Calle Obispo Hurtado 20, 18002 Granada, Granada, Spain
Avenida Juan Gómez Juanito 5, 29640 Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
Comic Stores, Paseo de los Tilos, 30, Málaga, Málaga 29006, Spain
Comic Stores, C. Trinidad Grund, 11, Málaga, Málaga 29001, Spain
National Leprechaun Museum, Twilfit House, Jervis St, Dublin, D01, Ireland
A statue depicting the pagan legend stands as a symbol of Irish rebirth.
Wikipedia entry for the Garden of Remembrance.
Garden of Remembrance, An Gairdín Cuimhneacháin, Dublin, D01, Ireland
The Oscar Wilde Memorial dominates the corner of Merrion Square, across from Oscar Wilde’s childhoom home, which is now a musem.
Södra Förstadsgatan 26, 211 43 Malmö, Sweden
Kungsgatan 19, 411 19 Göteborg, Sweden
Website
Science Fiction Bokhandeln, Västerlånggatan 48, Stockholm, Stockholm 111 29, Sweden
Haunted House
9 Marine Parade, Whitby, YO21 3PR, United Kingdom
The Lit & Phil is Newcastle’s exquisite independent library, open to all and free to explore and browse.
Bolbec Hall, 23 Westgate Road, NE1 1SE, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Travelling Man Comics & Games, 4 Dale St, Manchester, England M1 1BA, United Kingdom
Travelling Man: Comics and Games, 43 Grainger St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England NE1 5JE, United Kingdom
Travelling Man Comics & Games, 54 Goodramgate, York, England YO1 7LF, United Kingdom
Travelling Man Comics & Games, 32 Central Rd, Leeds, England LS1 6DF, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 24 Hanover Buildings, Southampton, England SO14 1JU, United Kingdom
49 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5JE, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 92 Bold St, Liverpool, England L1 4EZ, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 43 Church St., Croydon, England CR0 1RH, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 31 Cross Cheaping, Coventry, England CV1 1HL, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 28 Burleigh St, Cambridge, England CB1 1DJ, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, Clifton Heights, Bristol, England BS8 1ET, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 74 Bull St, Birmingham, England B4 6AD, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Ave, London, England WC2H 8JR, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 23 Victoria St, Wolverhampton, England WV1 3NS, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 48 Stafford St., Stoke-On-Trent, England ST1 1JB, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 12 Matilda Street, Sheffield, England S1 4QD, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 19-23 Friar Ln, Nottingham, England NG1 6DA, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet International, 41 Dundas St, Middlesbrough, England TS1 1HU, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 65 Oldham St., Manchester, England M1 1JJ, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 92 Bold St, Liverpool, England L1 4EZ, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 6-8 The Headrow, Leeds, England LS1 6PT, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 168 Buchanan St, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2LW, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 5-6 Crampton Quay, Dublin, D02, Ireland
Forbidden Planet, 5 Duke St, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3FG, United Kingdom
Nostalgia & Comics, 14-16 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, England B5 4EW, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 40-41 South Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1NS, United Kingdom
Forbidden Planet, 52-54 Ann St, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT1 4QN, United Kingdom
Family owned independent bookshop
Bournemouth location for the national book chain.
BH6 3DJ, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Bournemouth location of the national toy chain
National retail toy chain
Toys and collectables
Goth emporium
Blue plaque marking the churchyard as the resting place of Mary Shelley, as well as that of her parents, her son and his wife, and her husband’s heart.
MARY SHELLEY 1797-1851 Author of Frankenstein lived here 1846-1851
Robert Louis Stevenson’s home, Skerrymore, once stood on this now vacant plot, which is marked with a plaque and a model lighthouse.
Stevenson lived in Bournemouth just three years, but wrote his most famous books while there.
Comic Book shop.
Gaming Cafe – Facebook
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