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Espoo, Finland

Futuro House No. 001

Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.
Paradise Valley, Arizona

Cosanti

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.
Durham, North Carolina

Duke Homestead

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.
London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.
From Māori ancestors to Antarctic researchers, we explore stories of coming home.
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Coming Home: Our Favorite Reads

Return trips, long treks, and smells that remind us of our roots.
Roxanne Hoorn January 3, 2025
Rockport, Maine

Beech Nut

A stone hut overlooking a picturesque bay once hosted picnics for the wealthy Gribbel family.
Salem, Massachusetts

Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Guomao Community

High rises built to house displaced military personnel and their families form a unique cylindrical shape.
Arras, France

La Maison de Robespierre

One of the most notorious leaders of the French Revolution once lived here.
Green Island, Taiwan

Youzihu

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.
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Podcast: Reppin' MORE of our Weird Hometown Traditions

From a rubber duck contest to hypnotizing chickens.
The Podcast Team May 14, 2024
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Podcast: Reppin' Our Weird Hometown Traditions

Does the place you grew up have any unique traditions? We would love to hear from you.
The Podcast Team April 15, 2024
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Podcast: Ganvie Lake Village

A deep dive into "the Venice of Africa," a waterway-filled village in Benin.
The Podcast Team March 26, 2024
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Podcast: Hints of Home

Listeners share places that instantly made them feel at home, from Parisian streets to an ancient Egyptian temple.
The Podcast Team February 27, 2024
Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home

The childhood home of America’s first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Enklinge, Åland Islands

Hermas Homestead Museum

This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.
A stone tower with brown pointed roof surveys a mountainous valley
Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Schloss Vaduz

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.
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Podcast: Villa de Vecchi

This abandoned Italian mansion, with its fair share of ghostly tales.
The Podcast Team August 28, 2023