San Luis Obispo, California
Poly Canyon - Experimental Structures Lab
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
Los Angeles, California
This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.
Beverly Hills, California
The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.
Lübeck, Germany
A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Varanasi, India
Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
South Lyon, Michigan
This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.
Encinitas, California
These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
New York, New York
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.