Architecture

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.