San Antonio, Texas
Miraflores
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
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San Antonio, Texas
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
Houston, Texas
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Houston, Texas
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Kansas City, Missouri
This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.
Kansas City, Missouri
Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Kansas City, Missouri
This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.
Kansas City, Missouri
Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Växjö, Sweden
The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Berlin, Germany
A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.
Venice, Italy
This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.