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Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

Built to test magnetically levitated elevators, the tower also boasts Germany's highest visitor platform.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.