Architectural Oddities

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

This seven-sided Romanesque chapel is regarded as the oldest building in Rovinj.

At almost 900 feet long, this is Bulgaria's longest suspension bridge and the only way to reach the small village of Lisitsite.

These public toilets are a work of art.

A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.

Despite the name, this unusual palace in rural Tunisia never belonged to an Italian dictator.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.