Mansions

A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.

This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.