Istanbul, Turkey
Ottoman Bird Palaces
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
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Istanbul, Turkey
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
Vaadhoo, Maldives
Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Chicago, Illinois
All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Toronto, Ontario
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles
Washington, D.C.
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Winnetka, Illinois
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Park Ridge, Illinois
A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Quito, Ecuador
It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.
New York, New York
Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Cleveland, Ohio
Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.