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Photo courtesy of Andrew Low House Museum
Once owned by Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, the Andrew Low House Museum preserves the rich and complicated heritage of an 1850s Southern seaport city. Throughout, you'll see the family's prized possessions, from 18th-century porcelain to a rosewood writing desk often used by the Lows' famous visitors. And you can stroll through one of Savannah's only remaining antebellum gardens before relaxing under the shade of the Natchez crape myrtles.
Biltmore Estate | Asheville, NC
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Hidden in Western North Carolina's mountains is the majestic Biltmore Estate, America's largest privately owned home. You can explore its 8,000 acres of pristine gardens, greenhouses and forest trails after a tour of the 250-room Gilded Age mansion (which covers 4 acres) or a tasting at the award-winning winery. The house has more than just period furnishings; world-class art from masters like Albrecht Dürer and Claude Monet graces the walls.
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum | Key West, FL
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See what inspired one of the 20th century's most influential American writers inside the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, from the massive in-ground pool—the first ever built in Key West—to the famous cat population that has descended from Hemingway's favorite cat, Snow White. Want to channel the creative spirit of Hemingway? The Evening Writing Experience lets you freely wander the grounds and writing studio to hunt for your own inspiration.
Gamble House | Pasadena, CA
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Stained glass windows, hand-carved wood at every turn, custom architecture that seamlessly blends into nature: the Gamble House is an icon of the American craftsman style. This 1908 artistic wonder offers all kinds of tours, including one-hour walks through rooms with original furnishings, behind-the-scenes looks at the house's exquisite craftsmanship, guided rambles through the gardens and in-depth explorations with a glass artist.
Georgia O'Keeffe Home & Studio | Abiquiú, NM
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The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum invites you to tour the home of the famous American painter for a glimpse of what inspired her work. You'll see the studio where O'Keeffe prepared canvases, her wardrobe still hanging in the closet, and the lovely garden and patio where more than two dozen of her artistic ideas sprang to life. Even if you're not an art aficionado, the Southwest-meets-mid-century-modern furnishings are worth a visit.
Hay House | Macon, GA
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From the underground wine cellar to the widow's walk with 360-degree views of downtown Macon, the Hay House is one of the South's architectural treasures. It was also a technological marvel in 1859, with central heat and running water both hot and cold. See for yourself as you look up into the two-story cupola (part of the house's advanced ventilation system) or explore the in-house kitchen, a mid-19th-century rarity.
Hearst Castle | San Simeon, CA
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You may forget you're in California and not the European countryside as you take in the grandeur of Hearst Castle. Spanish ceilings from the early 1400s, ancient Egyptian and Greek art, the brilliant blue Neptune Pool—there's so much art and architecture to admire. There's a tour for every taste, whether you want to see the mansion's luxurious rooms, the cozy kitchen and guest cottages, or the moonlit sculpture gardens.
Hills & Dales Estate | LaGrange, GA
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While the property's Callaway house, a stunning Georgian Italian villa built in 1916, is definitely worth touring, the 35 acres of formal gardens at Hills & Dales Estate is the big attraction. The meticulous flower beds and winding paths existed decades before the house, lovingly designed and planted by one woman who wanted blooms and fragrance year round. It's now one of the best-preserved 19th-century gardens in the nation.
Marland Mansion | Ponca City, OK
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Known as the "palace on the Plains," the Marland Mansion was the vision of an eccentric Oklahoma oil baron almost a hundred years ago. Life-size statues of the Marland family, extravagant Italian architecture inspired by a palace in Florence, hand-painted ceilings and hand-carved wood walls—every square inch of this National Historic Landmark is lavishly adorned. Want to add some palatial pizzazz to your next party? You can rent the mansion.
McFaddin-Ward House | Beaumont, TX
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The turn of the 20th century's opulence is on full display at the McFaddin-Ward House, a Beaux Arts beauty built during the first Texas oil boom. Tour guides take you through three furnished floors filled with history as well as seasonal exhibits (the glitzy holiday dresses and priceless dinnerware are popular draws) and the Carriage House's antique gym equipment. The best part? Tours are free!
Molly Brown House Museum | Denver, CO
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Photo courtesy of Molly Brown House Museum
Beautifully eclectic and Victorian, the charming Molly Brown House Museum celebrates the life of the Unsinkable Molly Brown, who became world famous for surviving the Titanic shipwreck. Once you pass the giant lions and sphinx that guard the entrance, you'll be ushered inside to see Molly's collections (almost 10,000 items!) from her years as a world traveler—including a library that's stacked from floor to ceiling with books and souvenirs.
Pabst Mansion | Milwaukee, WI
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Photo courtesy of Pabst Mansion
Take a trip back to the Gilded Age at the Pabst Mansion, where the family's famous brewery and love for European art shine. On Sundays, you can sip champagne as you wander the elegant home (Blue Ribbon beer tours are available too) and take in its music room that hosted the late 19th century's most popular musicians. All three floors are fully accessible, so everybody can admire the ornate decor.
Taliesin West | Scottsdale, AZ
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Photo courtesy of Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright wanted a winter home and studio in a warm place with dramatic landscapes, so he chose the Sonoran Desert for Taliesin West. The nature-inspired complex almost disappears among the rocks and sand used to craft each building. Explore the visionary architect's workspace, including his draft room where some of the world's most iconic buildings were first put on paper. Photos are allowed, so snap some architectural inspiration!
The House of the Seven Gables | Salem, MA
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Photo courtesy of The House of the Seven Gables
Over 350 years old, this mansion by the sea brims with history: the House of the Seven Gables is one of the country's largest timber mansions still on its original foundation. The home features prominently in a Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, adding to its fame. When you're not perusing the Georgian splendor inside or treating your little historian to kid-friendly activities, check out the mansion's events, including spooky bashes in October.
Winchester Mystery House | San Jose, CA
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Photo courtesy of Winchester Mystery House
The infamous Winchester Mystery House took 36 years to build, starting as an eight-room farmhouse and ending as a sprawling 160-room mansion. Filled with 19th-century curiosities, architectural oddities and paranormal activities, this bizarre home is a place of intrigue that's drawn millions of visitors over the decades. Each fall, the house comes to life during Festival Fright Nights with food, entertainment and special tours that might leave you haunted.
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Today, Explained Understand the world with a daily explainer, plus the most compelling stories of the day. Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In one comic published in 1939, Superman is seen shielding young thieves from police because he figured the kids were victims of poverty, then tearing down slums and forcing authorities to build low-rent housing. Before becoming the 'Man of Steel,' Superman was 'The Champion of the Oppressed.' Gunn has said that All-Star Superman was a big influence on his new film. Morrison sat down with Today, Explained host Sean Rameswaram to talk about where Superman came from, how the character has evolved, and why he will endure. Below is an excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity. There's much more in the full podcast, so listen to Today, Explained wherever you get podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and Spotify. How did you get into Superman? What did this character mean to you? I grew up on the west coast of Scotland next to an American naval and nuclear base. My parents were anti-nuclear activists. My father was a World War II soldier who became a peacenik. So, my big fear in the world was the atom bomb, and I associated it with the Americans, but the Americans also brought the comics. Then I discovered Superman. And although I knew no real Superman was coming to save me from an actual atom bomb, metaphorically he really solved a lot of problems for my head when I was a little kid. Those are the primal roots for me, and they're quite deep. So yeah, getting a chance to do that character, sitting here overlooking that same stretch of water where we did the protests…To write All-Star Superman kind of defies the forces of entropy. 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Recently, I came across a thread from a now-deleted user on the popular Ask Reddit forum asking, "Non-Americans of Reddit, what is something about America you admire?" and the answers were so wholesome and positive, I had to share. There's so much to appreciate, and it's nice to take the time to do it! So, here are some of the best answers people had: 1."The Smithsonian Museums. Very cool and very fun to walk around and see. And they're free." Win McNamee / Getty Images, Kirkikis / Getty Images —u/GullibleIdiots "The Smithsonians are a treasure. I remember being astonished when I moved to another city and realized most museums require you to pay to go inside." —u/optsynsejo 2."National Parks." Francesco Riccardo Iacomino / Getty Images, Brian Evans / Getty Images/iStockphoto —u/Premier_Poutine "This. I've traveled the world pretty extensively; the National Park system is the most amazing undertaking I've ever seen. America has innumerable flaws, but preserving the most amazing places in the world was something the country got unquestionably right." —u/nutella-is-for-jerks Related: 3."Your wildlife. Lots of beasties on that continent." —u/TheLairdStewart98 4."If you guys want, you can go to pretty much any climate without a passport. You have tropical, desert, oceanside, lakeside, and mountain climates." Rebecca Harding / Getty Images, Alexandra Simone / Getty Images/Cavan Images RF —u/deleted 5."Drinking fountains everywhere. Nearly all public toilets are free." —u/bounded_operator 6."The amount of nature. Mountains, forests, valleys, deserts, waterfalls, etc. Where I live, we've got a few hills and there's no place anywhere in the country that is completely untouched or so far from civilization that you can't hear traffic." —u/BombBombBombBombBomb 7."Verbal communication skills. When people are interviewed on TV, they can really explain in detail what happened, and it is easily understood. It's like everyone has a communication major." "In Australia, we generally are really bad at this. For example, interviewing eye witnesses to a shark attack in Australia: 'Yeah, nah it was pretty bad!'" —u/Alpacamum 8."The scale and grandeur. I'm used to nature being small, but everything in America is bigger: bigger storms, bigger mountains, bigger horizons. Even the sky People in America are casually dealing with everything from alligators to bears, pitching tents on the sides of cliffs, and walking their dogs through literal wilderness; I genuinely feel like a hobbit watching Aragorn saunter through Middle Earth like it's nothing while I've never been beyond the end of Farmer Maggot's farm before. I love it." Jeff Manes / Getty Images/iStockphoto, New Line Cinema / Via —u/coffee_up "Funny you should mention the sky, I live on the Colorado Front Range, which is about 1,610 meters above sea level. On an unpolluted day, you can see every friggin detail of the cumulus clouds in bright white. It looks like a hyper-realistic painting." —u/Leucipuus1 Related: 9."It's so big. Like, to be real, if you wanna do a road trip that's like two weeks. Maybe more." —u/no_sarcasim "A friend of mine had some guests from the UK. They wanted to drive to Disneyland for the day. From Maryland. That is 4,400 km (2,734 miles) each way." —u/substantial-freud 10."Cornbread." Fox / Via —u/Jdawgred 11."The arts. Jazz, rhythm and blues, and the early rock and roll that inspired the British Invasion. The authors. The films." Paramount Pictures / Via Bettmann / Bettmann Archive —u/LoudTsu 12."King's Hawaiian sweet rolls." —u/rhonda1973 "I use those to make my compound-butter garlic bread after years of using baguettes. GAME CHANGER." —u/dramboxf Related: 13."NASA is America's best PR. Sure, they could really use triple the budget to seriously get things done, but what they do is admired globally." —u/alltherobots 14."Southern cuisine, from BBQ all the way to Creole type guys know how to eat down there." —u/I_hate_traveling 15."Films and TV shows." Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images, Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group via Getty Images —u/LaptopGeek92 16."I always hear complaints about the portion sizes, which is fair, they're big. But we gotta give America credit for how socially acceptable it is to take the leftover food home. As a frugal Dutch person, this mesmerizes me, and I'm very sad this is not as acceptable here." —u/MarieLoew 17."How madly diverse it is. Admittedly, I've only seen it on TV, but the fact that the Bronx and Texas are in the same country is mind-boggling." —u/cdbman 18."I love how spread the infrastructure is across the country. Literally, massive multinational companies are headquartered in so many smaller cities. Manufacturing can occur in even more towns. Here in Australia, our population is so concentrated in our three biggest cities, it's difficult for big businesses to survive elsewhere, so they move to the big cities and perpetuate the problem. Half our population is in those three cities." —u/stupidperson810 19."I'm from Portugal and living in the US right now. One thing that really impressed me when I got here was how green the US is, and how many trees they have." —u/jpereira73 Related: 20."How the national identity is so culturally mixed. It seems like if you move to France, you don't become French; you just become a foreigner. But everyone who lives in America at all is American." —u/ITheReader 21."Fruity pebbles." —u/Z00TH0RNZ 22."I like how open-minded the people are and how much they seem to enjoy varied interests. I've found in my country, we tend to be pretty judgmental of anything we aren't used to seeing, and most people have basically the same hobbies." —u/purple-nomad 23."Americans always know how to get a conversation going! 'Hey, where are you from?' and then they are genuinely interested in hearing the answer, even if perhaps they've never heard of that place. They are great at small talk, and friendly (doesn't matter if it's 'fake' sometimes, e.g., the server in a restaurant, it is still a skill to be that friendly and welcoming, in my opinion). They make people feel like a million bucks." —u/BaileysBaileys "I waited tables for 20 years, and I loved talking to people visiting from other countries. Chances are I'm never going to be able to visit where you're from, and I was genuinely interested in what your lives are like there. I also wanted to make sure you were enjoying your time in our country and recommending amazing must-see places in our area. We genuinely want you to enjoy yourselves." —u/dorkmagnet123 24."Some of the best roller coasters on Earth." —u/Dr_Skeleton finally: "New York City. Hot Dogs. Your friendliness. Hollywood. Yellowstone. Baseball. Ford GT. Road trips. Coca-Cola. NASA. Southern BBQ. Burgers. Yosemite. Your infectious love of the outrageous. Jaws. Your love of English accents ;). Harrison Ford. Rock and fuckin' roll. Nike. Magic Mountain. Pamela Anderson. Red Vines. The video game and animation industries. Dr Pepper. Maine lobster rolls. Skateboarding. Ralph Lauren. The Sopranos. Jack FM. Baskin-Robbins. Car park cookouts. Wakeboarding. Ruby's Diner. Long Island (Iced Tea). Eddie Murphy. Technological innovation. Soul. Southern California. Star Wars. Ford Broncos. Key lime pie." Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, PhotoQuest / Getty Images, Anthony Neste / Getty Images —u/liam_crean It's kinda nice hearing all these positives, IMO. What do you think? Tell me about it in the comments! 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Recently, I came across a thread from a now-deleted user on the popular Ask Reddit forum asking, "Non-Americans of Reddit, what is something about America you admire?" and the answers were so wholesome and positive, I had to share. There's so much to appreciate, and it's nice to take the time to do it! So, here are some of the best answers people had: "The Smithsonian Museums. Very cool and very fun to walk around and see. And they're free." "National Parks." "Your wildlife. Lots of beasties on that continent." "If you guys want, you can go to pretty much any climate without a passport. You have tropical, desert, oceanside, lakeside, and mountain climates." "Drinking fountains everywhere. Nearly all public toilets are free." "The amount of nature. Mountains, forests, valleys, deserts, waterfalls, etc. Where I live, we've got a few hills and there's no place anywhere in the country that is completely untouched or so far from civilization that you can't hear traffic." "Verbal communication skills. When people are interviewed on TV, they can really explain in detail what happened, and it is easily understood. It's like everyone has a communication major." "The scale and grandeur. I'm used to nature being small, but everything in America is bigger: bigger storms, bigger mountains, bigger horizons. Even the sky People in America are casually dealing with everything from alligators to bears, pitching tents on the sides of cliffs, and walking their dogs through literal wilderness; I genuinely feel like a hobbit watching Aragorn saunter through Middle Earth like it's nothing while I've never been beyond the end of Farmer Maggot's farm before. I love it." "It's so big. Like, to be real, if you wanna do a road trip that's like two weeks. Maybe more." "Cornbread." "The arts. Jazz, rhythm and blues, and the early rock and roll that inspired the British Invasion. The authors. The films." "King's Hawaiian sweet rolls." "NASA is America's best PR. Sure, they could really use triple the budget to seriously get things done, but what they do is admired globally." "Southern cuisine, from BBQ all the way to Creole type guys know how to eat down there." "Films and TV shows." "I always hear complaints about the portion sizes, which is fair, they're big. But we gotta give America credit for how socially acceptable it is to take the leftover food home. As a frugal Dutch person, this mesmerizes me, and I'm very sad this is not as acceptable here." "How madly diverse it is. Admittedly, I've only seen it on TV, but the fact that the Bronx and Texas are in the same country is mind-boggling." "I love how spread the infrastructure is across the country. Literally, massive multinational companies are headquartered in so many smaller cities. Manufacturing can occur in even more towns. Here in Australia, our population is so concentrated in our three biggest cities, it's difficult for big businesses to survive elsewhere, so they move to the big cities and perpetuate the problem. Half our population is in those three cities." "I'm from Portugal and living in the US right now. One thing that really impressed me when I got here was how green the US is, and how many trees they have." "How the national identity is so culturally mixed. It seems like if you move to France, you don't become French; you just become a foreigner. But everyone who lives in America at all is American." "Fruity pebbles." "I like how open-minded the people are and how much they seem to enjoy varied interests. I've found in my country, we tend to be pretty judgmental of anything we aren't used to seeing, and most people have basically the same hobbies." "Americans always know how to get a conversation going! 'Hey, where are you from?' and then they are genuinely interested in hearing the answer, even if perhaps they've never heard of that place. They are great at small talk, and friendly (doesn't matter if it's 'fake' sometimes, e.g., the server in a restaurant, it is still a skill to be that friendly and welcoming, in my opinion). They make people feel like a million bucks." "Some of the best roller coasters on Earth." And finally: "New York City. Hot Dogs. Your friendliness. Hollywood. Yellowstone. Baseball. Ford GT. Road trips. Coca-Cola. NASA. Southern BBQ. Burgers. Yosemite. Your infectious love of the outrageous. Jaws. Your love of English accents ;). Harrison Ford. Rock and fuckin' roll. Nike. Magic Mountain. Pamela Anderson. Red Vines. The video game and animation industries. Dr Pepper. Maine lobster rolls. Skateboarding. Ralph Lauren. The Sopranos. Jack FM. Baskin-Robbins. Car park cookouts. Wakeboarding. Ruby's Diner. Long Island (Iced Tea). Eddie Murphy. Technological innovation. Soul. Southern California. Star Wars. Ford Broncos. Key lime pie." It's kinda nice hearing all these positives, IMO. What do you think? Tell me about it in the comments!
