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The bell-house.
Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary

Harangház Bell House

A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.
statues

The Stolen Head of Baby Jesus Has Been Reattached

It had been replaced—quite unsuccessfully—once before.
Erik Shilling June 16, 2017
<em>Equal Areas, Their Triangular Square Root and Pi</em>, by Crockett Johnson
paintings

The Artful Precision of the Creator of 'Harold and the Purple Crayon'

After a long career as a cartoonist and illustrator, Crockett Johnson spent his final decade painting mathematical equations.
Eric Grundhauser June 16, 2017
Another one of the windows
Manchester Township, New Jersey

Cathedral of the Air

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.
On the Way.
Sweden

On the Way

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
Rochester, New York

The Dr. Seussophone

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.
The Folly Cove Designers "diploma," presented to each member by Virginia Lee "Jinnee" Demetrios upon their entrance to the guild.
art

The Unlikely Story of the Folly Cove Guild, the Best Designers You've Never Heard Of

Led by beloved children's author Virginia Lee Burton, this group of mostly untrained women created immortal designs.
Cara Giaimo June 14, 2017
Scissorman attacks.
rare books

The 19th-Century Book of Horrors That Scared German Kids Into Behaving

Original illustrations from the book that inspired Edward Scissorhands.
Sarah Laskow June 14, 2017
The gobolinks are loose!
art

Gobolinks, Blottentots, and the Eerie Beauty of Victorian Inkblots

Before the Rorschach Test, klecksography was seen as poetic inspiration.
Eric Grundhauser June 13, 2017
Sculpture of John Rex Gates with a Pointer and Setter behind a covey of quail exploding upward in flight
Grand Junction, Tennessee

National Bird Dog Museum

An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.
Wilson's painting of a tree creeper.
exploration

Found: An Antarctic Explorer’s Painting, Hidden Among Penguin Poop And Mold

A conservator discovered the delicate watercolor in a dusty, dirty portfolio.
Sarah Laskow June 13, 2017
Original artwork depicting the cyclopean troll from "The Stone Cheese."
art

Decoding the Success of a Picture Book About Monsters and Trolls

There's a reason John O'Brien's 1977 illustrations still have obsessed fans.
Jackson Kuhl June 12, 2017
An astrological instrument used by the monk.
Sainshand, Mongolia

Danzanravjaa Museum

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.
The view from the obelisk
Brooklyn, New York

Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
<em>Private Detective</em> cover illustration, January 1946.
art

Cheap Thrills, Private Dicks, and Desperate Dames From the Heyday of Pulp Fiction

The enduring appeal of the lowest common denominator.
Anika Burgess June 6, 2017
outside new main entrance (west side of building)
Los Angeles, California

Marciano Art Foundation

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
Mars Flying Saucer
Mars, Pennsylvania

Mars Flying Saucer

Could it have picked a better place to land?
London, England

‘Monument to the Unknown Artist’

The London statue that imitates passersby.