Art

A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.