Malička, Croatia
Petrova Gora
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
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Malička, Croatia
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
Krusevo, North Macedonia
Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.
Podgarić, Croatia
This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.
Koracica, Serbia
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Marfa, Texas
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Magelang, Indonesia
This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Niterói, Brazil
An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Paarl, South Africa
The original goat tower, the one that started it all.