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This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An eccentric park and pool.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.