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Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

This historic Ellinwood hotel is also home to underground tunnels that were a popular haunt during Prohibition.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.