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Cats

Kindergarten Wolfartsweier

Karlsruhe, Germany

Kindergarten Wolfartsweier

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

Hamish McHamish Statue

Saint Andrews, Scotland

Hamish McHamish Statue

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: 16th Century Rocket Cats

Allison Meier February 20, 2014

The Lion of Belfort

Belfort, France

The Lion of Belfort

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Terrace of the Lions

Mikonos, Greece

Terrace of the Lions

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Feline Frenzy: A Photographic Tour of Malaysia's Cat Museum, Nightmarish Taxidermy and All

Jon Chew December 19, 2013

Cat Statues of York

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Hemingway's Six-Toed Cats, Whose Future Remains Fuzzy

Megan Roberts November 20, 2013

Amsterdam, Netherlands

KattenKabinet

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

curious fact of the week

Curious Fact of the Week: The Fine Felines of the Cat House

Allison Meier October 28, 2013

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Lucky Cat Museum

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

One of the monastery cats.

Akrotiri, Cyprus

Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Caxias do Sul Dog Favela

Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Caxias do Sul Dog Favela

A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.

Hodge the Cat, looking slightly grumpy

London, England

Monument to Hodge the Cat

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Kuching Cat Museum

Kuching, Malaysia

Kuching Cat Museum

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."

Black Cat of Riga

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Permanently Closed

Cat with a "mousicle," a frozen block of dead mice.

Rosamond, California

The Cat House

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.