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Glendora, California

Rubel Castle

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.
Permanently Closed
Casa Grande, Arizona

The Domes

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loretto Chapel

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Piombino, Italy

Casa Saldarini

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.
Berlin, Germany

Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Singapore

Haw Par Villa

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari Most

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Alpharetta, Georgia

The Dwarf Castle

A man's home is his castle.
New York, New York

Clock Tower Building

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.
Cornwall, England

Dobwalls Bypass Bat Bridge

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.
Rome, Italy

Quartiere Coppedè

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain

Solar Power Tower

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
Brownsville, Tennessee

Billy Tripp's Mindfield

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Johannesburg, South Africa

Ponte Tower

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
Lucena, Spain

World's Biggest Chair

Holding the current title of "biggest chair in the world," it stands with little fanfare in Lucena, Spain.
Redmond, Oregon

Petersen Rock Garden

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Toronto, Ontario

R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.
Cornwall, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.