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London, England

Wimbledon Victorian Electricity Substation

A recently restored substation that dates from 1875.
Analog synth at Switched On
Austin, Texas

Switched On

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'
Akureyri, Iceland

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.
London, England

The Soho Square Hut

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England

Brown Hart Gardens

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.
Gubbio Christmas tree.
Gubbio, Italy

Mount Ingino Christmas Tree

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.
APEX Electronics
Los Angeles, California

APEX Electronics

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.
The sign is blocked by overgrown weeds.
Arlington, Virginia

Pentagon Cable Crossing Sign

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.
Permanently Closed
"Danbury Crowns Them All" dominates the cafe's wall.
Danbury, Connecticut

'Danbury Crowns Them All' Sign

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."
Some of the LED gardens at Nabano No Sato.
Kuwana-shi, Japan

Nabana No Sato

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.
Overland Park, Kansas

1950s All-Electric House

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.
Alternate view of the pyramidion
Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Lightning Rod

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
The culprit.
monkeys

Monkey Shuts Down Kenya's Power Supply

Or was the poor animal just a fall guy?
Cara Giaimo June 8, 2016
victorian

Inside the Spark-Filled Home of a Vintage Electric Machine Collector

You get the lights, I'll flip the switch for the Victorian teleport.
Ella Morton April 13, 2016
Stomatol Sign
Stockholm, Sweden

Stomatol Sign

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
Display at the National Electronics Museum
Linthicum Heights, Maryland

National Electronics Museum

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.
Franklin flies his fateful kite–while angels that look suspiciously his younger self repeat some of his earlier electrical experiments in the background.
electricity

Shocking Scenes From Benjamin Franklin's Experimental Electricity Parties

Cara Giaimo January 6, 2016
HAARP Antenna Grid with Electrical Transformers
Gakona, Alaska

H.A.A.R.P.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.