Rome, Italy
Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
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Venice, Italy
Tomb of Antonio Canova
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Venice, Italy
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Smith's, Bermuda
Spittal Pond Nature Reserve
Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.
Bermuda
The Unfinished Church
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
Seattle, Washington
The Bullitt Center
This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.
Seattle, Washington
Steve's Weird House
A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.
Seattle, Washington
Union Station
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
Smith Tower Penthouse
42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.
Seattle, Washington
Hammering Man
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain
Setenil De Las Bodegas
A Spanish town built into the cliffs.
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Washington, D.C.
Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Washington, D.C.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
Washington, D.C.
National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Los Angeles, California
'Four Great Eras of California History'
Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
