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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Street Art Museum
An art museum inside an active factory.
London, England
'An Allegory of Man'
This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.
Tokyo, Japan
Replica of Duchamp's 'The Large Glass'
One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.
São Paulo, Brazil
Museu de Arte de São Paulo
This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.
New York, New York
Flying Carpet Over Isfahan
A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
Warsaw, Poland
Gallery of Medieval Art
One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.
Kemzeke, Belgium
Verbeke Foundation
A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.
St. Petersburg, Florida
James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.
science
The Mona Lisa's Eyes Are Not Following You Around the Room
Maybe the “Mona Lisa effect” needs a new name.
Mexico City, Mexico
Museo Anahuacalli
The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.
Fez, Morocco
Dar Batha
This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.
Madrid, Spain
Museo Lazaro Galdiano
This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.
London, England
'Titania and Bottom'
This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
Tucson, Arizona
Ignite Sign Art Museum
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.
London, England
The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
Cervara di Roma, Italy
Cervara di Roma
The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.
Madrid, Spain
'Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)'
This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Ilana Goor Museum
A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.
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