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Faidherbe Bridge

Saint-Louis, Senegal

Faidherbe Bridge

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece with ties to Gustave Eiffel.

California School for the Blind

Fremont, California

California School for the Blind

Sporting Brutalist architecture, this school is hidden amid a quiet suburban neighborhood.

Lady Wimborne Bridge

Oakley, England

Lady Wimborne Bridge

A sense of bewilderment encounters visitors when they happen upon this former railway bridge.

Section of the River Facade

Jelgava, Latvia

Jelgava Palace

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

Church of Agia Fotini Mantineias

Tripoli, Greece

Church of Agia Fotini Mantineias

This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.

The Trongate Cherub

Glasgow, Scotland

The Trongate Cherub

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

Kailashnath Mahadev

Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

Nepal is home to the world’s tallest Shiva statue.

Ruckersplaats Hands Monument

Antwerp, Belgium

Ruckersplaats Hands Monument

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

Scarborough, England

Scarborough Railway Station Bench

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

Ponte dei Trepponti (Trepponti Bridge)

Comacchio, Italy

Ponte dei Trepponti (Trepponti Bridge)

This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.

Causey Arch

Stanley, England

Causey Arch

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

The courtyard.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oost-Indisch Huis

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

Hypnotic Turtle DreamBox

Broomfield, Colorado

Hypnotic Turtle DreamBox

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

'Hvězdicová Kotelna'

Slaný, Czechia

'Hvězdicová Kotelna'

An unusual heating plant that has garnered notoriety for its distinct shape.

Alley, Shanghai FIlm Park.

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Film Park

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

The Miss Jean Brodie Steps

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Miss Jean Brodie Steps

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge

Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

Dun Dornaigil broch.

Alltnacaillich, Scotland

Dun Dornaigil Broch

Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.