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30-foot-tall 'Eye' sculpture in Dallas, Texas.

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

San Francisco, California

Tenderloin National Forest

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Los Angeles, California

‘Urban Light’

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Baggage claim at Sacramento Airport

Sacramento, California

Samson Luggage Sculpture

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Tons of items

North St Paul, Minnesota

Studio Payne Oddities Shop

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

With a building in the background

Seattle, Washington

Center of the Universe Sign

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Permanently Closed

Smaller pieces of silk arranged by color.

Brattleboro, Vermont

Delectable Mountain Cloth

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

A Claude glass from around 1775.

objects of intrigue

The 18th-Century Phenomenon of Putting a Filter on a Sunset for Likes

Before Instagram, there was the Claude glass.

Jen Rose Smith May 25, 2017

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

The Doors of Fame

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.

M.C. Escher, by <em>E. coli</em>.

These Images Were Made With E. Coli Bacteria

They take 18 hours to develop (grow).

Kelsey Kennedy May 23, 2017

The toes of Botticelli's Venus.

Why the Venus de Milo Has Extra-Long Second Toes

It's a condition called "Greek foot" or "Morton's toe"—and 15-20 percent of us have it.

Melissa Banigan May 23, 2017

The whale carving at Balls Head, Waverton.

Sydney, Australia

Aboriginal Carving of a Whale

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

Installation by artist Michael Thomas Hill and research scientist Dr. Richard Major.

Sydney, Australia

'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

It was commissioned by King Carol I was captivated by the scenic locale.

Sinaia, Romania

Peleș Castle

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Western Hemisphere on the Earthoid

Germantown, Maryland

Earthoid Water Tank

The whole world in one water tank.

Permanently Closed

Straight on view of Support

Giant Hands of Venice’s Grand Canal

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

W.A. Dwiggins, hand-drawing letters in 1941.

The Lost Typefaces of W.A. Dwiggins

The pioneering designer created dozens of fonts, only a few of which are still around today.

Cara Giaimo May 19, 2017

There are hundreds of stenciled handprints in the caves.

La Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands)

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.