Nashville, Tennessee
Concrete Parthenon
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
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Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Mexico City, Mexico
Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."
Rome, Italy
Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Montignac, France
Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Los Angeles, California
A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.
Brooklyn, New York
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Independence, Missouri
A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Gurdon, Arkansas
A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.