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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Chicago, Illinois
Dialogo
This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.
Melbourne, Australia
Cow Up a Tree
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Chicago, Illinois
The Secret Mermaid
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.
sculptures
Fleeting Wonders: The Incredible Da Vinci Ice Bridge in Finland
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FOUND: Christmas Miracle Ram Statue
Burnaby, British Columbia
Playground of the Gods
While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.
Hamilton, Ohio
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park
Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.
Somerset Center, Michigan
McCourtie Park
This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.
Boston, Massachusetts
Salada Tea Doors
The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.
Sparta, Wisconsin
FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Chicago, Illinois
'Nuclear Energy'
This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.
Hobro, Denmark
Verdenskortet
A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.
Wawa, Ontario
Wawa Goose
This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.
Lampa, Peru
Tomb of Enrique Torres BelĂ³n
This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
Dinosaur Gardens
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Oxford, England
Another Time II
Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Little Woodcutter
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Rønne, Denmark
Slau's Stones
A whimsical sculpture garden right out of a children's storybook.
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