Washington, D.C.
Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
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Washington, D.C.
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Nahouri, Burkina Faso
In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.
Washington, D.C.
The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.
Eilat, Israel
Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.
Singapore
The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."
Singapore
A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Windsor, England
All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.
Glasgow, Scotland
This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.
Glasgow, Scotland
A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Bremen, Germany
The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.
Gurdon, Arkansas
A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Baku, Azerbaijan
The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.
New York, New York
Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.
Lübeck, Germany
A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Washington, D.C.
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Three Forks, Montana
For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.
Laboe, Germany
This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.