Detroit, Michigan
Guardian Building Art Deco Lobby
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
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Detroit, Michigan
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Paris, France
A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.
Iceland
This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.
Chicago, Illinois
Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.
Darmstadt, Germany
Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.
London, England
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
Juneau, Alaska
On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
Amritsar, India
This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.
Ida Grove, Iowa
An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Dover, Delaware
The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
London, England
This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.
Stockholm, Sweden
A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.
Leiden, Netherlands
Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.