Architecture

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.