Architecture

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The other side is actually green.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.