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Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

This Italian museum is a one-of-a-kind celebration of printing and type.

A model train wonderland hidden beneath Gare de l'Est station.

This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

Half of a house.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.