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Phippsburg, Maine
Wild Bird Petroglyph
A collection of modern petroglyphs by artist Kevin Sudeith. Hate them or love them, but important to experience.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The People’s Treasure
Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.
Heraklion, Greece
The Prince of the Lilies Fresco
One of Minoan Crete's most famous images, a crowned, lily-adorned figure striding through a garden, was largely invented in the 1900s from a handful of surviving fragments, and archaeologists still argue about what it actually shows.
San Juan Bautista la Raya, Mexico
Art Exhibits at OAX Airport
It makes sense that this airport, serving one of Mexico's most artistic cities, also doubles as a gallery.
Mexico City, Mexico
Papier-Mâché Altarpiece at Plaza Capuchinas
This altarpiece isn't a gilded baroque work taken from a church, but rather a recreation where everything (even the fence and lock) are made of paper and cardboard.
Darmstadt, Germany
Waldkunstpfad
A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.
List
16 Places to Fall in Love With The Nordics
Experience the landscapes, culture, and traditions that make autumn in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark so special.
outsider art
12 Sculptures Made From Recycled Materials
Explore these wonderlands of waste.
Rimini, Italy
Murales del Borgo San Giuliano
Murals created to save a fisherman's quarter from demolition!
Vilnius, Lithuania
City of Justice
Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.
Altadena, California
The Payphone at the Edge of the Forest
Beside a lonely road winding into the hills overlooking Altadena, sits a portal that urges callers to embrace humanity‘s innermost expression: Goodbye
New Orleans, Louisiana
Leroy's Place New Orleans
An art gallery/gift shop that feels like Tim Burton, Pee Wee Herman, and Jim Henson combined!
Yerevan, Armenia
National Gallery of Armenia
This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.
Hamburg, Germany
’Tropfsteinmaschine, 1996-2496‘
An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Musée des Années 30
A beautiful and original museum dedicated to art of the 1930s in France and beyond.
Itinerary
Fade In: A Cinema History Road Trip Through Los Angeles
From a silent-film alley to a Mayan temple to the ship that won a war—Hollywood’s hidden history, still standing.
Brooksville, Florida
Mermaid Tale Trail
Dozens of giant mermaids are hidden across Florida’s coast in parks, yards, and beaches.
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From legendary music venues to hidden museum collections, these places reveal the creative heart of the nation’s capital.
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