Paris, France
La REcyclerie
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
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Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.
Budhanilkantha, Nepal
This representation of Lord Vishnu is the largest stone sculpture in Nepal.
Sirmione, Italy
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Isle of Barra, Scotland
This beach runway is off limits during high tide.
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
New York, New York
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.