Best properties on the market

1. Shreveport, La. Set on nine acres, this six-bedroom home features 500-year-old slate flooring from the U.K. and an original Louis XIII mantel. The grounds feature a pigeonniere, a tennis court with pavilion, and two linked pools with man-made waterfalls. $4,750,000. Matthew La Rose, Dorian Bennett/Sotheby’s International Realty, (504) 452-5282

2. Lake Oswego, Ore. Tre Cascate, or Three Waterfalls, is a four-bedroom villa inspired by estates on Lake Como in Italy. The home is set on Lake Oswego and has three levels of patios and a man-made waterfall at dock level. $3,600,000. Terry Sprague, Cushman and Tebbs/Sotheby’s International Realty, (503) 459-3987

3. Woodstock, Vt. Uphill Farm is a 104-acre gentleman’s farm that dates to the 1800s. Terraced exterior space near the restored main house includes a pool with a waterfall. The property also features acres of pasture, stocked trout ponds, miles of trails, a restored barn, and horses. $12,000,000. Ruth Kennedy Sudduth, LandVest/Christie’s International Real Estate, (617) 359-5584

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4. Starr, S.C. This four-bedroom home sits on a 35-acre property that features a scenic creek with a small waterfall. Acres of the land have been cleared for horseback riding. The property also has trails through the woods, a riding arena, and a six-stall barn. $300,000. Abbey Turner, Keller Williams Realty, (864) 270-1475

5. Bigfork, Mont. This four-bedroom home sits on a 40-acre property that features a large natural waterfall. The house has an elevator and a 16-seat movie theater, and its large formal dining room opens onto a patio and rose garden. $4,950,000. Tom and Katie Brown, Trails West Real Estate/Christie’s International Real Estate, (406) 837-7050

6. Bluffton, S.C. Located within a 3,000-acre nature preserve in the South Carolina Lowcountry, this secluded Spring Island compound includes a two-bedroom guesthouse, a main house that was sited around a majestic oak tree, and a screened fish camp situated on a private pond near a natural waterfall. The main house has views of a great marsh and the Old Tabby Links golf course. $4,000,000. Bob Tufts, Spring Island Realty, (843) 987-2200

7. Russell Township, Ohio This five-bedroom house is set on a five-acre riverfront property and features a large terraced pool with a waterfall—all accessible from a wine cellar and bar on the home’s lower level. $3,495,000. Adam Kaufman, Howard Hanna/Christie’s International Real Estate, (216) 831-0210