A truckload of rats was just the beginning for Oscar-nominated production designer Craig Lathrop's decaying world.

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From David Lynch to Queen Elizabeth I, these folks achieved a type of lexical immortality when their names became adjectives.

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The Old Stone Church at 14 S. Washington in downtown Naperville has been the clubhouse for the Naperville Woman’s Club for ...

Did you know there are some remarkable castles in Ohio? It’s not just fairytale books and idyllic European countries that ...

Scotland’s largest city is famed for its gothic architecture, most of which was ... Guests of the nearby Royal Golf Hotel can book through the property. (Why the Scottish Highlands is the ...

From muscle-bound castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes – and many of them happen to be ...