Estates

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Visit a replica of the estate where Aaron Burr allegedly plotted a treasonous scheme against the United States.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.