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Mushroom House
Bethesda, Maryland

Mushroom House of Bethesda

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.
Liberia House
Manassas, Virginia

Liberia House Historic Site

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.
Olander Banks Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks Community Park
Alexandria, Virginia

Olander Banks Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks Community Park

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.
Grant's Cottage.
Wilton, New York

Ulysses S. Grant Cottage National Historic Landmark

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.
Lahey Lost Valley House
Vienna, Virginia

Lahey Lost Valley House

A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.
Lamond House
Alexandria, Virginia

Lamond House

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.
architecture

Podcast: Spite Houses

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 24, 2021
Hearth at Barrett House.
Lorton, Virginia

Barrett House

A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.
Alexandria, Virginia

Pope-Leighey House

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farmyard
Hawthorne, Florida

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farmyard

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.
La Trobe's Cottage
Melbourne, Australia

La Trobe's Cottage

The former home of Victoria's first Lieutenant-Governor.
A few well-preserved cave dwellings remain in Langenstein, carved with hammer and chisel in the mid-19th century.
caves

How 19th-Century German Farmers Turned Caves Into Homes

Preserving an unusual slice of rural life.
Yamuna Matheswaran April 21, 2021
Dacha Stalina
Sochi, Russia

Dacha Stalina

One of the notorious Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's many summer retreats.
architecture

Podcast: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 13, 2021
Benedict Arnold's London Residence
London, England

Benedict Arnold's London Residence

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.
Castel Meur
Plougrescant, France

Castel Meur

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Forbes Library
Northampton, Massachusetts

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.
T-shirt available in the adjacent gift shop
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Herman Melville's Arrowhead

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.