A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

A 12th century church completely covered in shells.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.