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Architecture

Mexico City, Mexico

Edificio Celanese

This striking building appears to defy gravity, a tower balancing atop a much smaller cube.

London, England

The Ancient House

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

Case a Igloo

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Podcast: Quarantine at Malta Lazaretto

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team February 7, 2022

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara Women's Club Adobe

One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.

Fontana del Gigante

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

Podcast: The Citadelle Laferriere

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team February 1, 2022

Bristol, England

The Guild of Ancient Merchant Taylors

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

Gidan Rumfa (Emir's Palace)

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

Dundee, Scotland

Wishart Arch

Atop this arch during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from the plague.

How to Keep Europe’s Most Magnificent ‘Praying Room’ Looking Lovely

Every January, the doors close and the cleaning starts in Dresden’s iconic Stone Bell.

Gemma Tarlach January 26, 2022

Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Bridge to Nowhere, Manawatu-Wanganui

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

Waterton Park, Alberta

Prince of Wales Hotel

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Stadsbank van Lening (City Bank of Lending)

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

Hotel Casa Grande Wall

A wall of this old hotel was decorated with drawings made of pebbles during its construction.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Frank Lloyd Wright Spire

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Mariánské Lázně, Czechia

Miniature Park Boheminium

Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.

Frederick, Maryland

Carroll Creek Covered Bridge

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.