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Goslar, Germany
Goslar Nail Head
This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Horse at Water
This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.
St. Louis, Missouri
Eros Bendato
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Madrid, Spain
Olmec Head Roundabout
An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.
Canmore, Alberta
Big Head Sculpture
The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.
Chatham, New York
Taconic Sculpture Park
Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
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Fifield, England
Giant Royal Heads
Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.
Liberec, Czechia
Hostina Obrů (Feast of Giants)
An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
Monument to Yuri Gagarin
A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Prague, Czechia
Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head)
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Nichinan-shi, Japan
Sun Messe Nichinan
These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.
Powell, Ohio
Leatherlips Monument
A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.
Nisi, Greece
Sculpted Face on Shore
Poseidon? No one seems to know.
Madrid, Spain
The Bust of Pablo Iglesias Posse
Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.
Ă’rrius, Spain
The Enchanted Forest of Ă’rrius
A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.
Brest, Belarus
Brest Hero-Fortress
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
San Francisco, California
The Head of The Goddess of Progress
This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.
Bomarzo, Italy
The Monsters of Bomarzo
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
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