Places Edited by retrofuturistic

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.

A musical instrument played by the sea.