Homes

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

The narrowest house in Buenos Aires is less than 10 feet wide.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.