If you’re driving around Niles, Illinois, and you see a likeness of Italy’s most famous leaning tower in the distance—your eyes are not deceiving you. In 1931, successful businessman Robert Ilg proposed that a replica of Italy’s most celebrated tower was an artful way to store water for a series of sizable pools. Robert Ilg…
Despite the galactic name, the Mars Cheese Castle is located on planet Earth. In 1947, Mario Ventura—otherwise known as Mars—opened a small gas station which sold some of Wisconsin’s most delicious cheeses. Over the decades, Ventura and family cultivated a cheese business that was so robust, only a giant custom castle on Frontage Road in…
To the casual observer, the gilded interior of London’s Crossness Pumping Station looks like an elegant throne room with a few large industrial tanks inexplicably scattered about. Despite the majesty of Crossness Pumping Station, the facility was built in the mid-1800s in order to solve an indelicate problem. In the 1800s, London experienced a mass…
Puerto Rico is swiftly becoming one of the most popular travel destinations in the world due to its stunning historic buildings and unparalleled natural beauty. Visitors can view gorgeous architecture that dates back 500 years, or spend the day visiting a rain forest located next to a beautiful beach. Puerto Rico is the ideal destination…
In the late 1980s. Austin resident Vince Hannemann took the phrase “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” quite literally. Hannemann began to construct a fort in his backyard out of discarded items such as license plates, surf boards, street signs, and bicycles. Vince Hannemann didn’t start out with any grand plans for his trash…
If you have ever fantasized about following the yellow brick road to the magical land of OZ—Hormuz, Iran may be your dream destination. Hormuz is a celebrated Persian Gulf port town that has fallen on hard times. A group of architects hoped to make a positive impact by building a distinctive collection of interdependent domed…
On the main road between Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, and the city’s airport, stands the Meama coffee brand’s headquarters. However, if you were to drive past it, you may not think it was a place of work at all. From the roadside, this incredible 9,300-square-meter building resembles something that could be the magnum opus of an…
The world is full of unique, bizarre, and inspirational masterpiece architectural designs ranging from single houses, story buildings to skyscrapers. The buildings feature fascinating facts, useful information, and mind-blowing designs. There are so many strange and mysterious temples, museums, restaurants, and office buildings worldwide. If you have never been to any, we have compiled the…
