Hovering above the Iowa prairie, at the edge of ordinary and imagined, sits a home that looks less like it was built—and more like it landed. On a quiet stretch of land in Urbandale, framed by cornfields and sky, rises a circular, steel-and-concrete marvel: the private home of LeMar Koethe. Part midwestern farmhouse, part futuristic dreamscape, this isn’t the kind of place you stumble upon. It’s the kind of place you remember. Koethe didn’t set out to build a spaceship. He se

Tucked quietly along Santa Fe’s narrow De Vargas Street stands a modest adobe structure with a bold claim: “The Oldest House in the United States.” Weathered wooden beams jut from its earthen walls, and its crooked charm immediately hints at centuries of endurance. The home sits within the Barrio de Analco Historic District, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Santa Fe. Analco—meaning “the other side of the river” in Nahuatl—was settled in the early 1600s, when Tlaxcalan India

Nestled along the James River in Charles City, Virginia, Shirley Plantation is more than just a historic house—it is a living piece of American history. Established in 1613 and continuously owned by the Hill family since 1638, Shirley is widely regarded as the oldest active plantation in the United States, a remarkable continuity of family, land, and legacy stretching over 400 years. The mansion that visitors recognize today was built in 1723, a grand example of Georgian arch