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Los Angeles, California

Campo de Cahuenga Memorial Park

Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.
Dalquharran Castle
Dailly, Scotland

Dalquharran Castle

The ruins of this magnificent Scottish castle blend both Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles.
Kamakura, Japan

Muryōju-in Temple Site

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.
Leadville, Colorado

House With the Eye Museum

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hotel Austria & Bosna

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.
New Port Richey, Florida

Richey Suncoast Theatre

This historic silent film-era theater is now a community playhouse with a chilling visitor.
Silver City, New Mexico

The Big Ditch

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.
The seventh-century Omari mosque in Gaza City, shown here in 2022, was largely destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023.
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The Site of Gaza's Oldest Mosque Has a Rich, Millennia-Old History

The seventh-century Omari Mosque, severely damaged in a recent airstrike, included artifacts of Roman gods, Jewish rituals, and Byzantine and Catholic churches.
Stephennie Mulder January 22, 2024
Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Union Station

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.
Geneva, Switzerland

Immeuble Clarté

An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.
Sea Ranch Chapel in California
castles

10 Mind-Blowing Structures You Have to See for Yourself

Set your sights on the world’s most fascinating human-made wonders.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
Oak Park, Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
Tatsuoka Castle Site
Saku, Japan

Tatsuoka Castle Site

The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Allen-Bradley Clock Tower

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).
Panaji, India

Casa da Moeda

The erstwhile Portuguese Era mint house of Goa.
Paris, France

Bouillon Chartier

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.
A nearly gutted department store escalator in Owings Mills Mall in Owings Mills, Maryland.
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The Life and Death of the American Mall

The indoor suburban shopping center is a special kind of abandoned place.
Matthew Christopher January 10, 2024
Pustevny, Czechia

Libušín a Maměnka

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.