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For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Richard Luke Concanen never set foot on American soil.

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.