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This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.