Melrose, Scotland
The Sir William Wallace Statue
This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.
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Melrose, Scotland
This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.
Providence, Rhode Island
The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.
Ronda, Spain
Sample Spanish wines under frescoes in a historic monastery of "barefoot old men."
Ramah, New Mexico
A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.
Albacete, Spain
This sculpture of a rider on horseback once crowned the tomb of an Iberian aristocrat.
Gulfport, Mississippi
A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.
Dunbar, Scotland
This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.
Los Angeles, California
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
Deadwood, South Dakota
Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The final resting place of a circus performer who went by the pseudonym "General Tom Thumb."
Budapest, Hungary
A tribute to the builder(s) of Bitcoin.
Denby Dale, England
A giant dish used in this village's long tradition of baking absurdly large meat pies now serves as a flowerbed.
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
This stone bridge is all that remains of a submerged New Jersey town.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.
Tarragona, Spain
Touching the iron railings of Tarragona's balcony to the Mediterranean is said to bring good luck.
Washington, Wisconsin
Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.
Los Angeles, California
A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.
Lexington, Massachusetts
This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Amid rushing rapids, this small bit of land is an important First Nations site on border between Canada and the United States.
Warsaw, Poland
Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.
Tokyo, Japan
Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.
London, England
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
Lancaster, South Carolina
A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.