Sculptures

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

The people's champion of the French Revolution was so overcome by grief at his wife's death that he exhumed her in the dead of night to make one final replica of her face.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.