Design

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.