From a spiral staircase rising in a museum to an enclosed staircase puncturing the roof of a house, here are 10 of this year's best staircases.

A spiral staircase is visually intriguing. It dates back to the Middle Ages and is one of the most beautiful of all architectural elements. The winding flight of steps was usually made of stone and it ...

Q: I recently was vacationing in Santa Fe, N.M., and saw the Loretto Chapel staircase. It's a beautiful wooden circular staircase thought to have been built between 1877 and 1881. There is no center ...

B PIÙ s.r.l., an Italian company that specializes in cutting, folding and welding of a variety of materials, patented the Eclettica spiral staircase in 2011. The staircase can be designed in a variety ...

Some believe that the actual builder of this famous staircase in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was none other than St. Joseph himself. This famous spiral staircase stands in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, ...

Artist Benjamin Langholz created a circular staircase of stepping stones to allow revellers to tune out the immersive atmosphere at this year's Burning Man and focus on themselves. Langholz arranged ...

It looks like any old roller coaster, with curves and heart-stopping loops. But instead of zooming by, people are walking—on inclines fitted with steps. This creation in Germany's Rhine Valley is an ...

If you’ve always dreamed of having a staircase in your home, you’re definitely not alone. There’s something undeniably magical about a well-designed one as it can feel grand, artsy and in some cases, ...

As we gathered in person and via Zoom for the first day of Rosh Hashanah, two things gave me pause and helped me think about ba-yamim ha-elu baz’man hazeh. (to paraphrase and tweak a blessing:) in ...