Discover Cinkota Old Cemetery in Budapest, Hungary: A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.
Year: 2018
The Egyptian Theatre
Discover The Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, Illinois: This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.
Soviet Engels Statue
Discover Soviet Engels Statue in Manchester, England: Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.
Castle Rosendael’s Trick Fountains
A late-medieval Dutch castle with trickster water fountains in its whimsical gardens.
Devil’s Island
Discover Devil's Island in French Guiana: An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.
The Cake Room at Pastelería Ideal
Discover The Cake Room at Pastelería Ideal in Mexico City, Mexico: Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.
Peter the Great Statue
Discover Peter the Great Statue in Moscow, Russia: One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
Old Egyptian Courthouse
Discover Old Egyptian Courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana: This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.
This Mammoth Stepwell Is an Architectural Masterpiece
Rani ki vav is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
Branner Cemetery Field Stones
Discover Branner Cemetery Field Stones in Jefferson City, Tennessee: Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.
The Colorful Cows of Calgary
A herd of painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."
Brief Garden
Discover Brief Garden in Kirantidiya, Sri Lanka: This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.
Rectory Nurseries
Discover Rectory Nurseries in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England: Quirky outsider art transforms this garden shop into a little stone fantasyland.
San Jose’s Quetzalcóatl Sculpture
Discover Quetzalcóatl Sculpture in San Jose, California: It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
Springfield Doughnut
Discover Springfield Doughnut in Springfield, New Zealand: A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie.".
The World’s Largest Dresser Is for Sale
The gigantic bureau sits off a small town road in North Carolina.
This Greek Town is a Time Capsule of Italian Fascist Architecture
Inspired by Mussolini, Lakki's buildings are a strange blend of Italian rationalism, Art Deco, and Byzantine styles.
Okishima Cat Island
Home to the descendants of exiled samurai, the island is also so full of felines it's called the "Town of Cats."
Horned Helmet of Henry VIII
Discover Horned Helmet of Henry VIII in Leeds, England: The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Old Growth (New/Now)
Discover Old Growth (New/Now) in Culver City, California: A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.