Växjö, Sweden
Växjö Echo Tower
The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.
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Växjö, Sweden
The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Springfield, Ohio
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
London, England
The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Oakland, California
Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.
Enkhuizen, Netherlands
The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.
Schokland, Netherlands
The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.
Greenport, New York
A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Kuršumlija, Serbia
The bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion.
Redwood City, California
A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
Beaconsfield, England
The world's oldest model village.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.