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Angers, France
La Maison d'Adam (Adam's House)
A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.
architecture
Why There's No Place Quite Like the American Garage
The garage is a symbol of suburbia, a site of rebellion, and a very strange room.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Bolwoningen
This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.
Béccar, Argentina
Villa Ocampo
A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ricardo Rojas House Museum
A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.
Tigre Partido, Argentina
Sarmiento House
The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.
Bognor Regis, England
Blake's Cottage
Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.
Tempe, Arizona
Eisendrath House
The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.
Concord, Massachusetts
Orchard House
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
Chastleton, England
Chastleton House Croquet Lawn
Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Calle 25 de Enero
These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.
Los Angeles, California
Samuel Freeman House
This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
Permanently Closed
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tiny Hidden Houses on Westerstraat
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Permanently Closed
Nago-shi, Japan
Clinton Home
An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Casa Redonda
A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Salem Village Parsonage
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Little Gaddesden, England
Jarman's Coffin
Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
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