Architecture

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This tower in a small Polish village uses the power of a sacred bell to ward off mischievous weather spirits.