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Architectural Oddities

The pack of life-sized fiberglass animals.

Noah's Ark, Hong Kong

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

The Vista del Arroyo Hotel

Pasadena, California

Vista del Arroyo Hotel

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Toll gate - Table of tolls

Ironbridge, England

The Iron Bridge

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Permanently Closed

Augusta's haunted pillar.

Augusta, Georgia

Haunted Pillar

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

Atlanta, Georgia

Krog Street Tunnel

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Los Angeles, California

The Pasadena Veloway

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Rathgall Hillfort.

County Wicklow, Ireland

Rathgall Hillfort

Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.

Pasadena, California

Foothill Blvd. Milestone

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

The bridge

Pasadena, California

Colorado Street Bridge

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Ithaca, New York

Six Mile Creek

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

New York, New York

Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

The sound mirrors.

Greatstone, England

Greatstone Sound Mirrors

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Hull, Massachusetts

Classic WWII Chapel

Last church of this militaristic WWII style.

Hull, Massachusetts

The Murder Holes of Fort Warren

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

Santa Monica, California

Frank Gehry Residence

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Ottensheim, Austria

Dasparkhotel

A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.

Shatrunjaya Hill

A mecca for India's Jains.

New York, New York

High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.