Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Spitzhäuschen
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
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Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Ystad, Sweden
According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
Antarctica
One of the world's southernmost bars.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Kaymaklı Belediyesi, Turkey
While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.
Pozzuoli, Italy
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Halbe, Germany
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Hartford, Connecticut
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
Geoje-si, South Korea
One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.
Alice Town, Bahamas
One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.
Shanghai, China
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Toronto, Ontario
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Bottrop, Germany
This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.
Yamagata, Japan
The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.
Chongqing, China
Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.
Quzhou , China
Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.
Ilanga, South Africa
Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.