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New Gourna Village
Luxor, Egypt

New Gourna Village

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.
La Trobe's Cottage
Melbourne, Australia

La Trobe's Cottage

The former home of Victoria's first Lieutenant-Governor.
One Calvert Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland

One Calvert Plaza

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.
The boardwalk stretching out over the marsh at low tide.
Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Boardwalk

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.
Edward Everard's Printing Works
Bristol, England

Edward Everard's Printing Works

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.
Cittadella of Alessandria
Alessandria, Italy

Cittadella of Alessandria

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.
Osaka, Japan

Taiyoshi Hyakuban

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.
The Walrus Heads.
San Francisco, California

The Walrus Heads of the Financial District

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.
A few well-preserved cave dwellings remain in Langenstein, carved with hammer and chisel in the mid-19th century.
caves

How 19th-Century German Farmers Turned Caves Into Homes

Preserving an unusual slice of rural life.
Yamuna Matheswaran April 21, 2021
'Soorebane' ('Bog Fox')
Risti, Estonia

'Soorebane' ('Bog Fox')

The first designer power line in Estonia.
From above.
Portland, Maine

Fort Gorges

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Renton Public Library
Renton, Washington

Renton Public Library

This unique library spans a mighty river.
Green and fuzzy.
Cleveland, Ohio

Cuyahoga Jack-Knife Bridge #464

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.
Dacha Stalina
Sochi, Russia

Dacha Stalina

One of the notorious Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's many summer retreats.
architecture

Podcast: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 13, 2021
Wongaksa pagoda is encased in a protective glass structure in Tapgol Park.
Seoul, South Korea

Wongaksa Pagoda

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.
Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain
Seoul, South Korea

Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.
San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.