Houses

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

A 300-year-old cottage decorated with tens of thousands of seashells arranged in intricate patterns.

A rare instance of a historical Peshawari mansion restored and opened to the public.

See how Laura Ingalls lived on the Minnesota prairie.

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

The owners of this Victorian-era estate say it’s still visited by the spirits of long-gone residents.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.

The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.

This 17th-century house has a long and colorful history.

Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.