Look at how much 'taste' you can buy at $4.1 million!!

[Blue_Tires]

AUSTIN -- One of the city's most fascinating and eclectic houses is up for sale.

“It's probably one of the most interesting houses that I've sold,” said realtor Robin McCall.

McCall gave KVUE a private tour Tuesday of what is officially known as Britannia Manor II. The West Austin home at 8207 Two Coves Drive was designed and built by local astronaut, artist, game developer and collector Richard Garriott. The more than 5,000 square foot home is built on a cliff overlooking 3,000 acres of the protected Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.

Just some of its many features include:

•A lit running track
•A carousel
•A sports court
•An indoor pool with a waterfall
•Space for five luxury cars
•A dungeon
•An observatory
•A number of hidden passage ways and spiral staircases
•A guest house

The house is selling for $4.1 million and will not include the countless antiques and interesting collectibles Mr. Garriott has obtained over the years. Those include shrunken heads, a vampire bat skeleton, elephant skull and a myriad of medieval weapons.

http://www.reatx.com/idx/mls-6720025-8207_two_coves_dr_austin_tx_78730

http://www.kgw.com/news/slideshows/Photos-Wacky-Texas-home-selling-for-41-million-132380618.html

I can't imagine a home like this has ever had a nude woman inside of it...

[LynneSin]

1. So if I have 5 beater cars I'm just shit out of luck with space to park them

:rofl:

[Capn Sunshine]

8. you could park them on the lawn

That's the traditional location

[Capn Sunshine]

9. you could park them on the lawn

That's the traditional location

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

2. they used to hold some of the best Halloween parties around.

You had to be specially invited to go. I knew a guy that got to attend one becasue he was a volunteer fireman for that area. IIRC the dragons on the tower shot out sparks.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. I rather like it. But then again, I always was a bit odd.

[idiotgardener]

4. I like it too, except for those weird statues.

Not sure I want to know what he did with the dungeon, either.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. those statues would be the first thing to go --

maybe somewhere else the property but, do not clutter up my observatory ;)

[Odin2005]

6. Lord British livin' large, LOL!

[backwoodsbob]

10. back in his Ultima Online days

didn't he have a castle brought over from England and rebuilt on his property?

[riderinthestorm]

7. Wow!! Excellent! I love that this guy has lived a life on his terms.

Whatever craziness the house exhibits architecturally, I love this guy's joie de vivre. I'd bet he's had TONS of nude women inside! Fabulous!


(that said, I live in a staid traditional midwestern farmhouse....)

[krispos42]

11. I'd buy it just for the observatory.

That's just a cool idea... and much more interesting than the crap the regular celebs come up with. Closet space for 2,000 pairs of Nikes or whatever.

[Bake]

12. I kinda like the observatory!

How often do you see THAT???? Pretty cool.

:hi:

Bake