Encinitas, California
Surfing Madonna
What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.
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Encinitas, California
What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.
Toronto, Ontario
This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.
Incheon, South Korea
This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.
Chester, New Hampshire
The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Kemzeke, Belgium
A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.
Changunarayan, Nepal
Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.
Lisse, Netherlands
A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.
Cusco, Peru
An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?
Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.
London, England
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
Kasama, Zambia
Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Namibia
Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Namibia
A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Whittier, Alaska
The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.
Namibia/South Africa
A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.
Cornhill-on-Tweed, England
A father's love for his son has weathered the test of time in this whimsical garden of outsider art.
Elizabeth Bay, Namibia
The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.
Monsanto, Portugal
A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."
East Sussex, England
Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.
Kabetogama Township, Minnesota
Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.