Perched on a quiet corner of Philipsburg, Montana—a town once fueled by silver and now glowing with small-town spirit—sits a house that looks like it wandered in from another era, or maybe another world. Stained glass flickers in the sunlight. A pointed steeple rises toward the sky. And though it was once a house of worship, today it’s something rarer: a house of wonder. This is the Unique Inn, a 1900s former Presbyterian church that’s been reimagined as a private home and be

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