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Alexandria, Virginia

Pope-Leighey House

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Wolf Craig
Stirling, Scotland

Wolf Craig

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.
Jongmyo Shrine
Seoul, South Korea

Jongmyo Shrine

The supreme shrine of the state.
The Giant Spoon
Northumberland, England

The Giant Spoon

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.
Magruder's Blacksmith Shop
Bethesda, Maryland

Magruder's Blacksmith Shop

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The hermit's house seen from inside the cave with the well on the lower left
Rieti, Italy

Eremo di San Leonardo (San Leonardo Hermitage)

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.
Kingman, Arizona

'Giganticus Headicus'

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.
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Los Angeles, California

Cakeland.LA

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.
La Trobe's Cottage
Melbourne, Australia

La Trobe's Cottage

The former home of Victoria's first Lieutenant-Governor.
One Calvert Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland

One Calvert Plaza

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
Casa de las Conchas
Salamanca, Spain

Casa de las Conchas

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.
Amtrak train No. 10, the North Coast Hiawatha, on the Milwaukee Road main line along the Mississippi River at Dakota, Minnesota, in 1975, with the "Bloody Nose" paint scheme.
railroads

It Takes a Lot of Thought and Planning to Paint a Train

Over the last 50 years, Amtrak has seen many designs come and go.
Justin Franz April 28, 2021
The Walrus Heads.
San Francisco, California

The Walrus Heads of the Financial District

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.
'Soorebane' ('Bog Fox')
Risti, Estonia

'Soorebane' ('Bog Fox')

The first designer power line in Estonia.
A cream-colored accent lets visitors to Arizona's Coconino National Forest know they have reached the Red Rock Ranger Station.
forests

The Unsung Ranger Behind the U.S. Forest Service's Iconic Signs

Career ranger Virgil "Bus" Carrell had no design training, but "really gave a damn," say experts, about his lasting legacy.
Greg Christensen April 12, 2021
The fountains on the artifical lake.
Goyang-si, South Korea

Illsan Lake Park

Home to the largest artificial lake in Asia.
Dallas Bowler Hat.
Dallas, Texas

Bowler Hat Sculpture

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Mason's Memorial Pillars
Edinburgh, Scotland

Mason's Memorial Pillars

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.