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Ine, Japan
Funaya of Ine
The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.
Alaior, Spain
Torre d'en Galmes
This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
Bedale, England
Bedale Leech House
The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.
Issaquah, Washington
Treehouse Point
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
London, England
Charlton House
The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.
Barcelona, Spain
Casa Vicens
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Malibu, California
Adamson House
Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.
Kōchi-shi, Japan
Sawada Mansion
Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.
Nagakute, Japan
Satsuki and Mei's House
A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."
Lombard, Illinois
Sheldon Peck Homestead
People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain
Bélmez Faces
Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.
Szafarnia, Poland
The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.
Moscow, Russia
Soviet Dacha
This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.
Billund, Denmark
Lego House
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Zabid, Yemen
Brick Buildings of Zabid
Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.
Cortenova, Italy
Villa de Vecchi
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Warsaw, Virginia
Menokin
The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.
Sibiu, Romania
Sibiu's Houses with Eyes
Something's watching you.
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