Category: Homes

When it comes to peculiar properties, this empty mansion in California takes some beating. Once the home of Sarah Winchester, the heir to weapons manufacturing empire Winchester Repeating Arms, renovations…

An elegant estate left to languish, Lynnewood Hall is one of the most magnificent Gilded Age mansions still standing in America. While the neoclassical house is defined by its turbulent, tragic past, it’s…

Deep in the wilds of Alabama’s rural Mobile County once stood a Spanish Revival mansion with a fascinating tale to tell. Dating back to 1914, the grand Outlaw House occupied a secluded spot away…

265 Martin Carmack is a charming, cottage-style single-family home offering a peaceful blend of country living and modern comforts. Built in 1999, the home’s 1208 square feet of living space…

Built in 1768 by a wealthy leather manufacturer, Dammsmühle Castle has a storied past. After falling into disrepair, it was sold at auction in 1894 and rebuilt in a neo-Baroque style. In…

This imposing residence stands on the outskirts of Lindenau, 27 miles north of Dresden. Once the home of the noble von Minckwitz family, the Renaissance bones of the castle were built…

The romantic ruins of Dwasieden Castle stand on the island of Rügen, nestled in a forest on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Building began on the castle in 1873 after…

Nevertheless, the estate’s ruins have still garnered attention, featuring in Roman Polanski’s acclaimed holocaust drama The Pianist, while Tom Cruise shot scenes for Operation Valkyrie here. Today, treetop walkways crisscross the forest and arch…

As many as 75,000 Soviet men, women and children once lived in this palatial officers’ house and the surrounding 60,000-acre estate, known as Wünsdorf. Originally built in 1871, Wünsdorf became one of Europe’s…

Standing on the site of a former abbey, Reinhardsbrunn Castle in the state of Thuringia has a checquered past – as well as links to the British royal family.  The original monastery…