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The grotto

Sperlonga, Italy

Villa of Tiberius

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Il Bosco della Ragnaia.

Il Bosco della Ragnaia

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

A detail from an 18th-century oil painting depiction of the <em>Dance of Death</em>.

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A Brief History of the 'Danse Macabre'

Skeletons have been dancing people to their graves since at least 1424.

Bethany Corriveau Gotschall October 11, 2017

View into the reading room.

The Harry Ransom Center

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Spotted: three Catholics and a bull trying to blow out the candle of the Reformation.

The Mystery Hiding in the Cracks of a 17th-Century Painting Has Been Revealed

A cardinal, a bull, a pope, and a monk walk into Yale Divinity School.

Vittoria Traverso October 6, 2017

Permanently Closed

Long Beach, California

Astronaut Islands

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The original Winnie the Pooh & Pals.

New York, New York

The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Sheetmetal cowfolk and mountains behind.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Johnston's J-Bar-B Stables

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

<em>Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Eyes & Teeth</em>.

31 days of halloween

Algohorror, the Creepy Visual Mash-Up Art Created With Algorithms

Eyes, teeth, and Botticelli feature prominently.

Kevin Litman-Navarro October 5, 2017

Petrified wood from the Hubbard Basin in Nevada. Photo by Linda Aksomitis @ guide2travel.ca

Ogallala, Nebraska

Petrified Wood Gallery

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

Kathy Pennington's mosaic-laden salt block, "Pigs Fly," took home second place in the "Forgery" category.

2017's Best Salt Lick Art

Rainbows, pig mosaics, and strange shapes galore.

Cara Giaimo October 4, 2017

A DA40, drawn by a DA40.

Some Pilots Are Using Their Flight Paths to Draw in the Sky

It has to be some of the largest artwork ever created.

Kelsey Kennedy October 4, 2017

Mosaics

Domvs Romana

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

Painted Rocks.

Barstow, California

Painted Rocks

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

An image from Pouria Khojastehpay's series <em>Dustwound</em>.

How to Build an Unsettlingly Real Apocalyptic Landscape

One artist’s stark, brutalist, dystopian vision of the future.

Anika Burgess October 3, 2017

Danse Macabre stained glass.

Lübeck, Germany

Danse Macabre Stained Glass

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

The first chapel.

Hermitage of St. Albert Butrio

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

Drawers of samples of dried paint on glass slides.

Washington, D.C.

The National Gallery's Art Materials Collection

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.