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St. John's Episcopal Church
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Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
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The Old Limestone Arch
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Saint Mary's City, Maryland
Freedom of Conscience Statue
A tribute to the forgotten origins of American religious freedom.
Hillside, Illinois
The Spinning Headstone
In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sachem Iyannough Monument
A sculpture in Hyannis commemorates Chief Sachem Iyannough of the Mattachiest tribe.
Ankara, Turkey
Güvenlik Anıtı (Security Monument)
A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."
Reykjavik, Iceland
Sun Voyager
This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.
Mumbai, India
The Charging Bull and the Common Man
These sculptures represent the general public's hopes and aspirations of financial prosperity.
Chisinau, Moldova
1 Ban Monument
This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.
Viroinval, Belgium
Centre de l'Europe des 15 (Geographical Center of the 15-member European Union)
This site used to mark the heart of the EU—now it's crowned with a striking glass sculpture and a buried secret underneath.
Næstved, Denmark
Slattenpatten and Her Daughters
A bronze fountain celebrating a strange, seductive, long-breasted, motherly creature from regional folklore.
Madrid, Spain
Dedos (Fingers)
A giant hand emerging from the ground beckons visitors into a park in Madrid.
London, England
Leo The Lion
A statue for a zoo that was never built.
Tsinandali, Georgia
Lenin’s Head, Tsinandali
In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.
Marfa, Texas
‘Sleeping Figure’
Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.
Oro Valley, Arizona
Quail Trail
Giant quails play and greet visitors at a suburban park.
Liverpool, England
Liverpool Plinth
A plinth outside a church displays sculptures by local artists.
Toledo, Iowa
Butter Cow Statue
Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.
Stonehaven, Scotland
Stonehaven Boardwalk Sculptures
A series of mysterious metal artwork adorn this harbor walkway.
Chiayi City, Taiwan
Manneken Pis of Taiwan
A replica of Brussels’ Manneken Pis has stood in Taiwan since 1934.
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