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Hakone, Japan
Hakone Venetian Glass Museum (Glass Forest)
The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Želízy, Czechia
Harfenice Cave
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
Coventry, England
‘Sir Guy and the Dun Cow’
This oft-overlooked public artwork depicts another Warwickshire legend.
Bromölla, Sweden
'Scanisaurus'
These life-sized mosaic reptiles, crafted using ceramics from a local toilet factory, link the town's industrial heritage with its prehistoric past.
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The Budapest Columbo Statue: From American Detective to Socialist Folk Hero
This 1970s crime show was an unlikely Western hit on Hungary’s state-owned television channel.
Birmingham, England
'A Life in the Year of the Chinchillas'
The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.
El Paso, Texas
Lincoln Park aka Chicano Park
Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.
Cusco, Peru
Area 21 Cusco
An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.
Lenexa, Kansas
Lake Lenexa Dam and Spillway
An artistically engineered dam designed to honor the relationship between humankind and nature.
Reading, England
Maiwand Lion
The lion represents a fascinating part of English history, and the story of a man who obsessed over its creation.
Cambridge, England
Fata Morgana Teahouse
The design of this seemingly translucent two-story tower in northwest Cambridge was inspired by an optical illusion.
Upsala, Ontario
Mosquito Carrying A Man
A giant metal mosquito prepares to feast.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Omiskanoagwiah
This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.
Wilmington, Delaware
'The Gumball Machine'
In Wilmington's hip Trolley Square neighborhood, a utility box has been repainted to resemble a classic gumball machine.
Bartlett, Nebraska
Mignery Sculpture Garden
This town of 100 people has approximately one bronze sculpture for every two residents.
Wrocław, Poland
Uniwersytecki Bridge Hand
A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.
Asheville, North Carolina
The Cat Walk
Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.
Orlando, Florida
Lake Nona Sculpture Garden
A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.
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