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Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

Built in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, this cathedral is one of the finest examples of Sicilian Baroque architecture.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.

A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.

This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.