Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Playtower
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
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Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
Graz, Austria
Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Bușteni, Romania
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Cáceres, Spain
A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
Franconia, New Hampshire
A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.
New Boston, New Hampshire
A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.
Marrakesh, Morocco
This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Seville, Spain
A 16th-century Andalusian palace.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Seville, Spain
An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Brooklyn, New York
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.