- Biltmore Estate
George Vanderbilt's 250-room Biltmore House, extensive gardens, winery.
www.biltmore.com
- Château de Versailles@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Versailles/Entertainment_and_Arts
- Mount Vernon@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mount_Vernon/Community
- Monticello@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
- Harewood House
Stately home, museum, and art gallery set in magnificent grounds, with a large exotic bird collection and extensive estates.
www.harewood.org
- Waddesdon Manor
National Trust Property, originally built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to display his vast collection of 18th century art.
www.waddesdon.org.uk
- Burghley House
Visitor tours of Elizabethan house and sculpture garden.
www.burghley.co.uk
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Goodyear Tire and Rubber co-founder F.A. Seiberling's Tudor Revival mansion and gardens.
www.stanhywet.org
- Althorp
Home to the Spencer Family since 1508 and the final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales.
www.althorp.com
- Chatsworth House
Official web site of Chatsworth, home of the 11th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
www.chatsworth-house.co.uk
- Poplar Forest
Thomas Jefferson's personal retreat. Explore the octagonal house and learn about the restoration under way and the discoveries of archaeologists.
www.poplarforest.org
- Penshurst Place
Historic house and gardens with toy museum, venture playground, gift shop, plant centre, restaurant, and woodland trail.
www.penshurstplace.com
- Levens Hall and Gardens
Elizabethan house with topiary gardens.
www.levenshall.co.uk
- Old Westbury Gardens
Former home of John S. Phipps and his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps. House designed by George A. Crawley.
www.oldwestburygardens.org
- Athelhampton House and Gardens
15th century house, often visited by Thomas Hardy.
www.athelhampton.co.uk
- Hundertwasser House
Colorful public apartment project designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser and opened to tenants in 1986.
www.hundertwasserhaus.at
- Lyndhurst
Gothic Revival mansion built for the mayor of New York and owned by railroad tycoon Jay Gould.
www.lyndhurst.org
- Bird's Eye View of Famous Homes
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Featuring aerial views of such legendary structures as the Osbournes home, the Playboy mansion, the "Happy Days" house, and the "Friends" apartment building. From Zillow.com.
www.zillow.com/howto/FamousBirdsEye.htm
- Fallingwater@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mill_Run/Entertainment_and_Arts
- John Alden House Museum
www.alden.org
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