They call Rogojeni the "hobbit village", and its little half-buried houses, built to resist Moldova's cold winters and hot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe McCarthy (left) and his nephew Justin Kersey at the entrance of their "Hobbit"- styled village.Justin Kersey Joe McCarthy and ...

MOSCOW, Russia – Though much of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy tells of adventures away from the pastoral and idyllic Shire, a district in the Moscow region hopes travelers will pay to stay in a hobb ...

In 1998, Peter Jackson s scouts were combing New Zealand, searching for shooting locations to use for his epic "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. As their helicopter swept over the rolling, green ...

This video is no longer available. It’s a place where art and nature meet — with a deeper mission behind the beauty. In this edition of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax went to check out the ...

The traditional dugout houses have put the shrinking settlement on the tourist map and locals hope they might also help to save it. “We do fear that the village could disappear, considering that there ...

Joe McCarthy and Justin Kersey created a "Hobbit"-inspired tiny home village for Airbnb renters. They spent nearly $500,000 on the tiny homes that are now proving popular with tourists. Take a look at ...