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In a Toronto haunted house, a female actor poses for a photo.
haunted

How Sexism Haunts the Haunted House Industry

And the sociologist and actors trying to exorcise the gender stereotyping demon.
Kate Golembiewski October 17, 2022
Nogales cliff dwelling from further below.
Lindrith, New Mexico

Nogales Cliff House

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.
The Black Castle in South Queensferry, Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Black Castle

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.
William Westerfeld House
San Francisco, California

William Westerfeld House

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.
museums

Podcast: Kalakuta Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 6, 2022
outsider art

Podcast: Enchanted Hart Haus

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 26, 2022
Ned Kelly House
Beveridge, Australia

Ned Kelly's House

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.
The house is gone but its story lives on.
Bartlett, New Hampshire

Willey House Site

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.
Charles Town, West Virginia

Gibson-Todd House

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.
Thomas-Siegler House And Garden
Takoma Park, Maryland

Thomas-Siegler House And Garden

Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.
architecture

Podcast: Ottoman Bird Palaces

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 3, 2022
Joesting-Gorsuch House
Street, Maryland

Joesting-Gorsuch House

Slated for demolition, this house was relocated piece by piece.
Rising Sun Tavern
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Rising Sun Tavern

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.
Faustův Dům
Prague, Czechia

Faustův Dům (Faust House)

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.
Ørsted's House
Copenhagen, Denmark

Ørsted's House

The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.
Itinerary

6 Ways to Take in the History of Mesquite, Texas

The official rodeo capital of Texas is rich with history.
Sapphire City and Dance Party
Somerville, Massachusetts

Sapphire City House

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects
collections

Video: Inside The Unique Sebastopol House

This unique house features both inventive architecture as well as what is considered to be the one of the first Black-owned businesses in the state of Texas.