Structures

This is the world famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. Known as "the crookedest (most winding) street in the United States", Lombard street was re-created in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as "Windy Windy Windy Windy Street". Its ridiculous switchback…

Welcome to Stonefridge. Yes, this really is a replica of Stonehenge - made entirely from refrigerators. Built using only human-power, the monument is now 2.5 fridges high. Apparently the artist (yes, this is art) needs only 60 more fridges to…

This is Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea, England. At a staggering 2,158 metres, it is officially the world's longest pleasure pier. Work began in 1887, and at the peak of its popularity in 1949, Southend Pier had 7 million visitors. Southend…

Submitter Cybervox points us to a suspicious building that supposedly houses a furniture manufacturer, yet has almost a dozen satellite dishes in various sizes. His website has ground level photos and speculation on what goes on there. Government conspiracy or…

The 20m tall Angel of the North is the work of artist Anthony Gormley, who had the stature cast entirely out of steel. Standing in Gateshead on the A1 road from London to Edinburgh the angel has a 54m wingspan…

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico and the second largest "Megacity" in the world after the Tokyo area. After centuries of pre-Columbian civilization, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés first arrived in the area of Mexico City in 1519. He…