Valparaiso, Chile
Elevators of Valparaiso
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
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Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
New York, New York
Three-story slide through the New Museum.
New York, New York
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
New York, New York
Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.
New York, New York
Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
New York, New York
An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Alexandria, Indiana
Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Buffalo, New York
The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.
Oroszlány, Hungary
This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
Barcelona, Spain
A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
Trinidad, Cuba
This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.