10 multimillion-dollar outdoor living spaces
After a long winter, it's time to spend some time outside. And if you want to spend it in style, one of these homes will provide.
The outdoor living spaces in these 10 homes want for nothing. They've got pools, hot tubs, full kitchens and bars, resort-style patios, designer gardens, orchards, forests, football fields, basketball courts, giant chess boards -- even a reproduction of the labyrinth found in the Chartres Cathedral in France.
Of course they come with multi-million dollar price tags, but this kind of luxurious outdoor experience is expensive. Click to see the top 10 outdoor living spaces on the market today.
Underground estate's outdoor space
Maybe because so much of this $53 million, six-story, 50,000-square-foot home is underground, owner John Z. Blazevich, chief executive of shrimp importer Viva Food Group, felt compelled to invest a lot in its above-ground, outdoor features.
Underground estate's outdoor space
The nine-bedroom, 25-bathroom home has manicured grounds that showcase panoramic views of the ocean, downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains. They also include marble fountains, a resort-style pool and outdoor eating area, a bocce court, rose garden and a selection of herbs, wild flowers and orchards that produce 24 varieties of fruits and nuts. A tennis court didn't quite make the cut outside -- so Blazevich put it indoors on one of the five underground floors.
European gardens in Dallas
This $37.5 million Dallas home's outdoor space is all about the gardens. The meticulously maintained grounds include carved shrubs, carefully designed gardens and verdant green grasses and tree walls.
European gardens in Dallas
The four-bedroom, 11-bathroom home -- designed by renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern -- also includes several terraces to enjoy the gardens, a massive pool, tennis courts and a lake across the 9-acre property.
An Internet mogul's outdoor play place
While the feature most widely regarded in Internet mogul Marc Bell's $35 million Boca Raton estate may be its impressive Star Trek-themed movie theater and bar, the outdoor space is also out of this world. The outdoor living space of the eight-bedroom, 18-bathroom house includes lounge space so large it would put most spas and resorts to shame.
An Internet mogul's outdoor play place
There's outdoor seating and dining space for dozens of people, who can take in the view of the waterfalls splashing into the pool or watch a giant game of chess. Then they could wander over to the basketball court or football field.
A home with a backyard labyrinth
This eight-bedroom, 13-bathroom home near Telluride, Colorado, has been on and off the market for nearly four years -- long enough to establish its outdoor space as one of the most beautiful in the area, even if nobody will pay the firm $18.5 million asking price.
A home with a backyard labyrinth
The highly-customized space has extensive landscaping on multiple levels within the property's mountainous 3 acres, including a full-scale replica of the labyrinth found at the Chartres Cathedral in France, which owners Tim Boberg and Roxanne Pulitzer use for meditative walks. The property also includes a seven-person hot tub with wet bar.
A big view in Washington
Located on Mercer Island, Washington -- exclusive enclave of Seattle's wealthiest -- this $16.5 million home has outdoor space with stunning views of Lake Washington, especially from the edges of its infinity pool.
A big view in Washington
The eight-bedroom, nine-bathroom home also includes convertible outdoor-indoor living space with a full lounge, bar and kitchen, hot tub and gardens.
A place to party in New York
The outdoor space of this $13.5 million home looks more like the rooftop bar in New York City than the patio of a six-bedroom, 12-bathroom home in Purchase, New York.
A place to party in New York
The patios include a lounge space with fireplace, a bar and dining table with massive grill and kitchen space and a glass-tiled pool with hot tub and spa-style pool house. The grounds also include a rose garden, waterfalls, ponds, a "reception lawn" sports field and a so-called designer tree house.
A massive space in Tuxedo Park
In Atlanta's exclusive Tuxedo Park -- the name says it all -- sits this six-bedroom, 12-bathroom home with an outdoor area so large it looks like another home to itself. The $10-million home has a huge patio with a tall, beamed roof that includes a dining and lounging area gathered around a TV and fireplace.
A massive space in Tuxedo Park
The pool house also has a TV screen that pops down from the roof for guests to enjoy after swimming in the property's pool.
A tropical paradise in California
The outdoor space of this $7.7 million Del Mar, California, home is built for entertaining. The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home includes an outdoor space that has a full outdoor kitchen, bar and dining room as well as a pool table -- all with views of the Pacific Ocean.
A tropical paradise in California
The pool is surrounded by imported tropical plants and ponds and has an outdoor bath nearby.
A home in the woods
Located in Wilmington, Delaware, this six-bedroom, nine-bathroom home has a whopping 18 acres of landscaped gardens, mature woods and a pond.
A home in the woods
The $3.9 million estate even has a small cottage located in the forest, along with huge entertaining patios and a long backyard pool.
A home with designer gardens
The grounds of this $17.5 million, eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, are stunning, and for good reason. They were designed by Madison Cox, dubbed by The Wall Street Journal "the most important garden designer you've never heard of."
A home with designer gardens
The 5-acre property includes formal gardens, allées of trees, a fountain, pavilion, walking path, pool with pool house, tree house and tennis court, all reflecting the home's European style.