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St. John's Episcopal Church
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Midland, South Dakota
Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
architecture
Restoring Glasgow's Tea Rooms to Their Art Nouveau Glory
On the 150th birthday of its designer, a famed tea establishment reopens.
paintings
Why Is It So Hard to Paint Lightning?
Capturing lightning on a canvas is just as difficult as it sounds.
Haines, Alaska
Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center
The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.
Los Angeles, California
Riverside Roundabout
An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
Topeka, Kansas
Great Mural Wall of Topeka
Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Auto Hawk
A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Taxidermy
At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.
Lemmon, South Dakota
Kokomo Gallery
This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.
Calgary, Alberta
Udderly Art Pasture
A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."
Juneau, Alaska
Wizard of Oz Metal Statues
On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.
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Twentynine Palms, California
The Love Signs of Twentynine Palms
In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.
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How a Jesus-Shaped Cake Incurred the Wrath of Argentina
The dessert, which was part of an art exhibit, caused an uproar when a politician had a slice.
University Park, Illinois
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.
Calgary, Alberta
Nose Hill Siksikaitsitapi Medicine Wheel
This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.
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The Artist Who Imagined Zaire as a Miniature Utopia
In his multimedia sculptures, Bodys Isek Kingelez offered a fantastical vision for the freshly independent country.
London, England
Clown Egg Register
An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
Seattle, Washington
Tree Grate Museum
Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
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