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Lancashire, England
Towneley Hall
A historic manor with a priest hole you can stand up in, the last surviving vestments from a dissolved abbey, and centuries of art on display.
Roann, Indiana
Stockdale Mill
This 150-year-old mill on Eel River still produces flour and offers tours of its historic grounds.
New York, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Street
A tidbit of Poe history on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Boston, Massachusetts
Scarlett O’Hara House
This faux Greek Revival mansion is a clever optical illusion tucked into a Beacon Hill alley.
Brookline, Massachusetts
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.
Curitiba, Brazil
The Gomm House
This historical house of a British businessman in Curitiba was saved from destruction by being moved to a new spot.
England
Highwayman Higgins’ House
The genteel home of a charming thief who fooled a town, and almost cheated death.
Salem, Massachusetts
The Daniels House
An inn older than the Witch Trials.
Annapolis, Maryland
Governor Calvert House’s Hypocaust
A rare 18th-century heating system tucked inside a historic colonial home.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
The Clayton House Museum
A beautifully restored 19th-century house that’s possibly haunted.
Boerne, Texas
Robert E. Lee House
This small, 19th-century structure is all the remains of a once lively travelers' inn that General Robert E. Lee frequented.
Anna Maria, Florida
Anna Maria Historical Society—Belle Haven Cottage
This small cottage once fell into Tampa Bay but was rescued and restored.
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Marvell, Arkansas
Levon Helm Boyhood Home
This modest structure is where noted musician and the Band drummer Levon Helm grew up.
King City, California
The Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum
This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”
Wellington, New Zealand
Nairn's Street Cottage
Journey through time by touring Wellington's oldest original cottage.
McMinnville, Tennessee
Falcon Rest Mansion
This lavish abode was once the home of the inventor of "Gorilla Pants."
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Schloss Vaduz
Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.
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