These photographs of Helen Mirren from the 1960s and '70s prove that she's always been a timeless beauty — with the acting chops to match.

Ever since 1969, Jim Bishop has singlehandedly constructed Bishop Castle, which is the largest self-built palace in the United States — and may be the largest self-built architecture project in the entire world.

Like the insects but not the dirt you have to enter to discover them? These damselfly photos bring nature's surprises right to you.

In 1993 at a Pizza Hut in Florida, seven people plotted to kill Bobby Kent and never looked back.

During the counterculture era, a tiny Indian state became home to European and American hippies who wanted to flee the West.

Though it's hard to believe that Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov actually made a two-headed dog, these surreal photos are the proof.

Built on Heart Island in New York during the early 20th century, Boldt Castle was meant to be the ultimate expression of love. But it all ended in heartbreak.

Built in 1905 by eccentric sewing machine magnate Frederick Bourne, Singer Castle looms over Dark Island like a modern medieval fortress.

Utagawa Hiroshige was such a talented artist that he inspired Van Gogh and Monet. But in 1856, the famous woodblock printer "retired from the world" to become a Buddhist monk.

Known as the "father of remote control," John Hays Hammond Jr. built his dream palace with traditional medieval features, including a drawbridge, bell tower, and dungeon.