Tokyo, Japan
Shin-Ōhashi Bridge
The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.
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Tokyo, Japan
The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.
London, England
A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.
Newton, Kansas
This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.
Kyoto, Japan
A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.
Aarhus, Denmark
Denmark’s never-ending bridge.
London, England
The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.
Avanos, Turkey
This giant work of Cappadocian pottery includes a memorial for the artisan who created it.
London, England
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
Orlando, Florida
If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
Corona, New Mexico
Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.
Des Moines, Washington
A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.
Seville, Spain
A monument to one of the greatest matadors of all time.
Nontron, France
This pair of statues commemorates a once-widespread carnival tradition of blowing on each other’s butts with bellows.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.
Iola, Wisconsin
This rural park in central Wisconsin honors one of the world’s most prominent numismatists.
Boundary County, Idaho
Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.
Manchester, England
This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Prášily, Czechia
A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.
Bluemont, Virginia
Conveniently located within binocular range of a nuclear bunker, the "summer camp" area was a painfully obvious spy house.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.
Schorfheide, Germany
This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.
Crail, Scotland
Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.