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The Upside-Down House in Trassenheide.
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Get Whimsical: 18 Surreal Architectural Sites to Visit in Germany

You’ve seen the fairy-tale castles and the Bauhaus architecture. But have you ever seen anything quite like this?
Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.
Kong, Côte d'Ivoire

The Grand Mud Mosque of Kong

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque in Sierra Leone is its remote location and lack of tourists.
Price Tower
architecture

What Happened to Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper?

The only skyscraper Frank Lloyd Wright designed is currently sitting empty. Turns out, its design was maybe a little too considered.
The Podcast Team July 4, 2025
Toronto, Ontario

Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.
Bartenders pour up a particularly smooth pint of Guinness at The Guinea.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s 10 Essential Stops on an Alternative London Pub Crawl

Set off in search of architectural oddities, hidden art installations, and perfectly poured pints.
Austin Bush
Istanbul, Turkey

Şakirin Mosque

A mosque with distinctive modern features.
Lansing, West Virginia

Bridge Walk

In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
Fayetteville, West Virginia

Cathedral Café

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.
Istanbul, Turkey

Şemsi Pasha Mosque

An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.
Madrid, Spain

Puente de la Culebra (Snake Bridge)

A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.
Petrópolis, Brazil

Belvedere do Grinfo

This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.
Newtown, Pennsylvania

Wrightstown Schoolhouse

This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.
Créteil, France

Choux de Créteil

A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past.
Jaraba, Spain

Santuario de la Virgen de Jaraba

A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.
Tokyo, Japan

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.
West Sussex, England

Hiorns Tower

This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.
Elblag, Poland

Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland

A striking church with a Tolkien-inspired nickname.