Sarasota, Florida
The Last Defense of Fort Juan Ortiz
A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.
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Sarasota, Florida
A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Nantes, France
Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Cluny, France
One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Cádiz, Spain
The world's most elegant power lines.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Lyon, France
Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.
Lyon, France
Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.