Château de Chenonceau : After Henry II died, his widow, Catherine de Medici, forced the king’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers, to give her the castle News
Hohenzollern Castle, beautiful home of the German dynasty, also has a letter from George Washington thanking a baron for his service in America Interiors
London’s Kew Gardens, one of the world’s preeminent botanical gardens, was the project of Princess Augusta, mother of George III Glamour
Kalyazin Bell Tower is a symbol of Russia before communism: a lonely bell tower on a man-made island in a man-made lake Abandoned Spaces
Industrial Wonders: The long, financially draining struggle to build the SS Great Eastern, largest ship put into water in 19th century News Self-Propelled
When Athelhampton House’s owner died in 1598, his four daughters equally divided the manor and it remained divided for 250 years Interiors
Steampunk triumphs in the Neverwas Haul, a Victorian house on wheels inspired by science fiction novels Strangeness
Leeds Castle was the beautiful residence for the queens of England for three centuries, until boy king Edward VI gave it away Interiors
In WWII, Soviet partisans hid in the Odessa Catacombs, which stretch for thousands of miles below the city Abandoned Spaces
In 16th century, Villa d’Este and its magnificent gardens were commissioned by a cardinal disappointed he never made it to Pope Interiors