Cabin John, Maryland
USDA Rammed Earth House
This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.
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Cabin John, Maryland
This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.
Sasbachwalden, Germany
You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Dublin, Ireland
After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.
Orschwiller, France
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Wroxall, England
This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Sanca, British Columbia
This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.
Bourtange, Netherlands
This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Providence, Rhode Island
A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Dedham, Massachusetts
The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
Corella, Philippines
A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.
London, England
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
Boston, Massachusetts
One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.
Boston, Massachusetts
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
Providence, Rhode Island
An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.