Homes

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.