Singapore
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
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Singapore
This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Puno, Peru
These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Moscow, Russia
Gargantuan home of Russian science.
Moscow, Russia
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Volgograd, Russia
The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Washington, D.C.
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.