Take A Tour Of Famous Homes

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:16:27 -0600

I don’t know about you, but I love to take home tours when I’m on vacation or even in my hometown of Dallas, Texas, when I have visitors from out of town. Related side bar: For those of you who have never visited Dallas, Texas it should definitely be on your weekend getaway list.

The Grand Trianon at Versailles. Less grand than The Palace but not as modest as the Petit Trianon, where Marie Antoinette preferred to stay, this place is magical. Everything had this amazing tone of rusty pink, whether inside or outside. And when the wind blows while walking on the breezeway you can smell the fragrant lavender growing abundantly in the surrounding landscape.

Breezeway at The Grand Trianon

Magnificent Room in The Grand Trianon

Rembrandt’s home in Amsterdam. Not only was this where a legend lived, but where some of the world’s greatest pieces of art were brought to life. The live demonstrations at the home won't disappoint; it feels as if you have stepped back in time and could smell the paint drying on canvas.

Front view of Rembrandt's home

The Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Imagine being the only child to George and Edith Vanderbilt and growing up in America’s largest home? Talk about having to set some rules for an afternoon game of hide-and-seek: “OK kids, you can only go into half of the rooms in the house today” (which would be mere 125 rooms).

: A grand entrance at the Biltmore

Getting up close and personal with the home's architecture

Hemingway’s home in Key West. Crazy to think he bought this amazing home in Old Town Key West for a mere $8,000 but then went on to spend $20,000 on an in-ground swimming pool when running water wasn’t even available in Key West at the time.

: Key West home of Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway

Next city up on the travel docket is New Orleans, where I’ll be traveling to the Coldwell Banker Generation Blue Experience. Anyone have recommendations for fabulous homes to tour?

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