Architectural Oddities

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Live-in sculpture begun by one family in 1979.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

Salaguti's live-in museum: a fortress against criticism and consumer art.

Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.

One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.