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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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Havana, Cuba
Viaje FantĂ¡stico
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Fruita, Colorado
'Mike the Headless Chicken' Sculpture
It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.
Hillsdale, New York
Circle Museum
Eight whimsical acres of metal art.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Mineral Springs
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Chatham, New York
Taconic Sculpture Park
Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.
Fortville, Indiana
Martini-Drinking Pink Elephant
The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.
Klagenfurt, Austria
Lindwurmbrunnen
The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.
Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Jardim do NĂªgo (NĂªgo's Garden)
Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.
Lincoln, Montana
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild
A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.
Biskupice-Pulkov, Czechia
PohĂ¡dkovĂ¡ ZahrĂ¡dka (Fairytale Garden)
Before building her own tombstone, an untrained artist created a concrete menagerie in her garden.
Castalla, Spain
Sculptural Wall of Vida de las Palmeras
This elaborately decorated wall is an homage to the history, beauty and lore of the palm tree.
Komatsushima-shi, Japan
Kincho Raccoon Dog Statue
A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.
Slavonice, Czechia
Muzeum Samorostů (Museum of Driftwood)
600 stumps, branches, and trunks of different shapes and sizes.
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Ridgefield, Connecticut
Watermelons on a Greek Statue
What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.
Rochester, New York
Threshold
A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.
ConcepciĂ³n, Chile
Plaza JurĂ¡sica
Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.
Guatemala
Mayan Stelae at Quirigua
Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.
Sweden
On the Way
Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
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