The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This gorgeous, colorful 18th-century church is part of one of Bolivia's few surviving Jesuit missions.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

The largest Buddhist city in Europe is a haven for chess fanatics.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

The other side is actually green.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.