All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.