Tokyo, Japan
Shibarare Jizoson
A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.
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Leiden, Netherlands
Ludolph van Ceulen Memorial
A 14th-century church holds a unique monument to a German mathematician who dedicated his life to calculating the value of pi.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Rachel Carson Memorial
A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.
Iowa City, Iowa
'Sitting Man'
How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?
Braga, Portugal
Polychrome Augustus of Prima Porta
A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.
York, England
Yorkshire Air Museum
This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Luckenbooths
Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.
