Urban Planning

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Known as Manila's "last lung," this park used to house a market, garrison, and various government buildings.

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

In this German city center, the streets have no names.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.