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Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

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.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

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

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.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.