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Kagoshima, Japan

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Locals have put a new makeup on this strange statue every year since they unearthed it.

'The Curious Neighbor'

One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.

‘Djoseph et Françwès’

A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.

Bone Buddhas at Isshin-ji Temple

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Nagasaki, Japan

Confucius Shrine in Nagasaki

This ornate example of 19th-century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.

17 Golden Statues You Didn’t Know Existed

These gilded and glorious icons shine in unexpected places.

Roxanne Hoorn February 28, 2025

Higashimurayama, Japan

Ken Shimura Statue

This statue of what appears to be a feudal lord is actually a tribute to Japan's most beloved comedian.

Princess Ulele Statues

Tampa’s most famous native royal comes alive in a duo of arresting bronze statues.

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The Glimmer Twins

Two members of the Rolling Stones frozen forever in bronze.

Brussels, Belgium

Gabrielle Petit Statue

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.

Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Liden Gunver’

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.

Brussels, Belgium

Den Spauwer

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

Mjölby, Sweden

Potato Roundabout

This traffic circle in a small Swedish town is adorned with a statue of a giant potato.

Danbury, Connecticut

World’s Tallest Uncle Sam Statue

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

Athena in her display at the Florence Nightingale Museum

17 Places to Watch a Superb Owl

They’re a hoot.

Roxanne Hoorn February 7, 2025

Marion, Indiana

Garfield Trail

Larger-than-life sculptures of the world’s most famous cat mark the birthplace of creator Jim Davis.

Liverpool, England

Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

New York, New York

Balto Statue

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.