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Before he became one of FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives, Osama bin Laden was actually a frequent tourist to the United States, visiting family in Florida. Now, Osama's family mansion lies empty as you can see in this fascinating post about abandoned homes of the world's "super villains", over at Dark Roasted Blend:
This house was the residence of Bin Laden's nephew in Florida. Osama was a frequent guest there. 17+ acres, 1.5 million dollars, built in the 1920s ... Not much is known about the house itself. As for why is it abandoned: according to this source, the government flew the nephew and his family out right after 9/11 (or not). The house spent a few years on the market, but there were no taker