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Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.