Widgiemooltha, Australia
Widgiemooltha Golden Eagle Nugget
A roadside replica of the largest single piece of gold ever found in Western Australia.
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Widgiemooltha, Australia
A roadside replica of the largest single piece of gold ever found in Western Australia.
Rutherford, New Jersey
Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.
Bangkok, Thailand
This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.
Tokyo, Japan
Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.
Mansfield, England
Constructed 20 years ago, this sculpture is slowly fading to the hands of time.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Bangkok, Thailand
Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.
La Morra, Italy
This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Esperance, Australia
This is a full-scale replica of a complete Stonehenge made from locally quarried Esperance granite.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
The museum within the Kom-Ombo Temple complex houses mummified crocodiles and mummified crocodile eggs.
Iceland
This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.
Berlin, Germany
Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.
Paris, France
This charming, flower-filled, paved cul-de-sac is filled with artists' studio-houses built in the 1920s.
Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
The secret centuries-old German cemetery in the heart of the Vatican.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
Pirgos Dirou, Greece
This cave complex might provide a link between the Neolithic and the Classical Greek period.
Katy, Texas
A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.
New York, New York
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
Vienna, Austria
The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.
Madrid, Spain
One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.