It's Barbie's World in These Perfectly Pink Places

Barbie’s first home was a mid-century ranch that she bought in 1962. The bachelorette pad had a bright yellow inside with blue paneling on the outside, and the walls were made out of cardboard (so was all the furniture). Over the decades that followed, both Barbie and her Dreamhouse changed quite a bit. The new version is bigger and brighter, with space for all the hobbies and careers that Barbie has accumulated since her debut in 1959.

The pink plastic wonderland hit the big screen in the 2023 Barbie movie, which features a life-sized version of the dollhouse that has inspired fans for generations. (One version of the Dreamhouse was even available to rent on Airbnb.)

In honor of Barbara Millicent Roberts and her signature color, we’ve gathered some of our favorite pink places from around the world. In Bangladesh, a bubblegum pink palace sits on the banks of the Buriganga river. In the south of France, an aristocrat’s former villa looks like a real-world version of one of Barbie’s Dreamhouses. It’s not just buildings, either. All over the world, you can find naturally occurring pink landscapes, from rosy-hued lakes to pink sand beaches.