Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

This unlikely 1980s relic at a bus station recalls the New York real estate tycoon before his political career.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

Here be dragons.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.