In 1796, two cousins built A la Ronde, a 16-sided house that is one of the most unusual in England
A Dutch resistance leader, caught by Nazis, threw himself out a window while tied to a chair
Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams, close friends since their Juilliard days, found fame and then tragedy
Opened in 1830, Pizzeria Port’Alba holds the honor of being the world’s first pizzeria
Hollywood’s Veterans: The beloved surviving stars of the Golden Age
After Ava Gardner Swam Nude in Hemingway’s Pool, He Ordered That the Water Never Be Emptied
Only one member of the human race missing from this 1969 photograph
The lost gardens of Heligan: Award-winning Cornwall gardens restored after years of neglect
Victorian fashion: Restrictive, uncomfortable, and a little dangerous
Long before she cooked French dishes on TV, Julia Child helped the CIA develop shark repellent
