Places shatteredpools Wants to Go

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

This garden located inside a bamboo forest once belonged to a famous Japanese actor.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.

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

One of the capital's last independent milk bars remains a crucial community watering hole.

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.