East of the Curtis Center is a one of a kind mural and gazing pool called "The Dream Garden". Designed by Louis C. Tiffany and based on a Maxfield Parrish landscape, it took 6 months to... »

Unique Collections, Unusual Monuments, Peculiar Fountains, Architectural Oddities | Submitted by Dylan

Charybdis was created by the water sculptor William Pye for the luxury Seaham Hotel and Spa, near Sunderland in Northern England. Named after the mythical whirlpool, the fountain is enclosed in a... »

Peculiar Fountains | Submitted by Josh

Urfa, Turkey has many biblical stories associated with its name. Some believe that this was where God tested Job and others tell of a ruler who was cured by a handkerchief that had wiped the brow... »

Watery Wonders, Unusual Monuments, Peculiar Fountains, Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture

Schloss Hellbrunn was the summer playhouse of Markus Sittikus, the archbishop of Salzburg, built in 1619. The palace was only for the daytime; there are no bedrooms in the home. It was simply an... »

Watery Wonders, Peculiar Fountains, Amazing Automata, Follies and Grottoes | Submitted by Quadlazer | Updated by michelle

Located at the Monticello Dam at Lake Berryessa in Northern California, this gigantic drain acts as the lake's spillway. Technically known as the Morning Glory Spillway it is locally, somewhat... »

Watery Wonders, Strange Science, Peculiar Fountains, Optical Oddities | Submitted by Jehuty | Updated by Annetta

Located directly inside the front door of the Candy Basket shop in Portland, Oregon this chocolate waterfall has been around since 1903. The twenty-one-foot towering cascade is crafted from marble... »

Peculiar Fountains, Inspired Inventions | Submitted by jamesb | Updated by Henry

Although originally built to be a fountain, this structure has no running water on site currently. Located next to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (the largest cathedral in the world,... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Peculiar Fountains, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Submitted by Delireus

As the Union Army approached Atalanta, the Battle of Utoy Creek was fought, and several trenches remain. (The park offers signposts about the Battle of Utoy Creek.) But despite having been the... »

Peculiar Fountains, Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns | Submitted by maldorora | Updated by wythe