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Wendover, Utah
Sun Tunnels
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bruce Lee Sculpture of Mostar
The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.
Brussels, Belgium
The Atomium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Permanently Closed
Gaiman, Argentina
Parque el DesafĂo
A retiree's challenge to build an outdoor wonderland out of trash.
Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Barcelona, Spain
Calder Mercury Fountain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Vancouver, British Columbia
‘Girl in a Wetsuit’
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Madrid, Spain
Fountain of the Fallen Angel
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Phillips, Wisconsin
Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Samcheog, South Korea
Haesindang Park
Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.
Boston, Massachusetts
Hood Milk Bottle
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.
Kerhonkson, New York
Gnome Chomsky
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Permanently Closed
Bangkok, Thailand
Goddess Tuptim Shrine
A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.
Permanently Closed
Wicklow, Ireland
Victor’s Way Indian Sculpture Park
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Houston, Texas
David Adickes Studio
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
Albany, California
Albany Bulb
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Dubova, Romania
Decebal's Head
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Quemado, New Mexico
‘The Lightning Field’
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
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