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Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.