Architectural Oddities

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.