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Its collection features not only Christian-themed art but also works made by members of the clergy.

The first building in the Philippines with an elevator.

This surprising work of art reminds us that La Louvière was once home to one of Europe’s most famous stoneware factories.

This hillside mushroom farm shares land with a Buddhist monastery.

Honoring a local founder, this tiny tribute once vanished under mysterious circumstances.

Measuring 100-feet tall, the Gennett Poplar is the second-tallest tree in Georgia.

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

Collection of still-functioning printing presses from the 18th to 20th centuries.

This lopsided, earthquake-damaged temple stands as a testament to Taiwan’s resilience.

An abandoned generator and motor factory has become a multi-use industrial campus.

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

An enigmatic concrete structure in a lakeside Toronto park raises more questions than answers.

A Buddhist nunnery perched high above Kathmandu Valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.

An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

Ireland's only cable car once carried livestock across a treacherous strait.

A small town that began as a western movie set.

A Japanese-era Shinto shrine next to Taipei's most famous night market.

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

A well was built by the Spanish before their conquest of Mexico.

A museum dedicated to the Georgia Peach, one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Here lies the woman who named the Ouija Board.

A 19th-century stone carving welcomes hikers on a historical trail between mountain and sea.

Scary stories haunt this wooden bridge.