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Living Underground: A Surprisingly Bright Idea
Ayni, Tajikistan
Anzob Tunnel
This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.
Buffalo, New York
Richardson Olmsted Complex
Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.
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Before Farming, Writing, Or The Wheel, Humans Began Perfecting The Skyscraper
Cache, Oklahoma
Holy City of the Wichitas
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
New York, New York
The Standard Oil Building
This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
Mestia, Georgia
Queen Tamar Airport
Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.
Florence, Alabama
Frank Lloyd Wright-Rosenbaum House
This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.
Dedham, Massachusetts
Fairbanks House
The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.
architecture
Fleeting Wonders: The Destruction of Palmyra's Arch of Triumph
Chester, West Virginia
World's Largest Teapot
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Kewanee, Illinois
Woodland Palace
The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.
Winslow, Arizona
La Posada Hotel and Gardens
One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.
Washington, D.C.
The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Amman, Jordan
The Duke's Diwan
One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.
Civita, Italy
Civita di Bagnoregio
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Helsinki, Finland
Kamppi Chapel
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Sana'a, Yemen
Dar al-Hajar
Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.
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