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Architecture

New York, New York

The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Grand Saline, Texas

The Salt Palace

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

Linderhof

Linderhof Palace

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Warsaw Fotoplastikon

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil

Casa da Flor

A self built castle built by a salt worker in Brazil.

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Cornville, Arizona

Eliphante

Outsider Art Community.

San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Belgrade, Serbia

Pobednik (The Victor) Monument

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

Roland Dutel's and his partner transformed Dutel's courtyard to a sculpture yard.

Dieulefit, France

La Demeure Aux Figures

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey

The Little Chapel

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

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Achères-la-Forêt, France

Le Village d'Art Préludien

A village of art and exotic creations.

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.