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'Pyramide de Verlée'

Havelange, Belgium

'Pyramide de Verlée'

All websites claim that the origin of this obelisk is both unknown and mysterious. However, adding a single piece of information solves the mystery entirely.

Linh Phong Pagoda

Cat Tien, Vietnam

Linh Phong Pagoda

Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.

Mercury

Alcorcón, Spain

Gods of Olympus of La Ribota Park

With remarkable nonchalance, this modest park in Alcorcón brings Greek mythology and astronomy together

Entrance to the bridge behind the bus stop.

Gurtnellen, Switzerland

Intschi-Reuss Bridge

Walk underneath a railway bridge over the river Reuss with just a metal grating under your feet.

Poste Thiers

Nice, France

Poste Thiers

One of only a few red brick buildings in Nice.

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone

Shropshire, England

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone

A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”

Argyle Street Ash Tree, Glasgow, Tree of the Year.

Finnieston, Scotland

Argyle Street Ash Tree

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

A small square at Schnoor Quarter

Bremen, Germany

The Schnoor

This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.

The rumour of discord

Madrid, Spain

‘The Rumour of Discord’

A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.

Buddhas

Hong Kong

Ten Thousand Buddhas ‘Monastery’

There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.

Garbage goat in 2018.

Spokane, Washington

Garbage Goat

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

The Peeping Tom of Tallinn

Tallinn, Estonia

The Peeping Tom of Tallinn

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

The Hand of Glory

Whitby, England

Whitby Museum, Library & Archive

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

Palm Temple

Bristol, England

Palm Temple

This kaleidoscopic structure is perhaps Bristol’s most unusual temple

The flooded quarry makes for a nice reflecting pool.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Parque Ciudad de las Canteras (Quarry City Park)

Rock extracted from this former quarry is responsible for Oaxaca's nickname of "Green Antequera."

The stone in question.

Helsinki, Finland

The Fire Captain's Stone

Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.

Giant Puppet Parade

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Giant Puppet Parade

See the streets of Siem Reap light up with themed paper puppets.

"Chapulín Calavera".

San Juan Bautista la Raya, Mexico

Art Exhibits at OAX Airport

It makes sense that this airport, serving one of Mexico's most artistic cities, also doubles as a gallery.

The Rabbit Hole, Rue Jankowski

Le Mans, France

The Rabbit Hole, Rue Jankowski

A rainbow tunnel painted across three buildings and six storeys pulls a child (and every passerby) straight down the rabbit hole, ranked among the world's best murals the year it went up.

David Sassoon Clock Tower

Mumbai, India

David Sassoon Clock Tower

This slender 19th-century clock tower stands at the entrance of a famous garden and zoo.

The Birdhouse Tree of Riga

Rīga, Latvia

The Birdhouse Tree of Riga

A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.

Nicholas Kramer's headstone from my visit in 2022

Evans City, Pennsylvania

‘Night of the Living Dead’ Grave Markers

The iconic grave markers from George A. Romero's 1968 horror masterpiece,Night of the Living Dead.

Waldkunstpfad

Darmstadt, Germany

Waldkunstpfad

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

Bunker Tombé

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, France

Bunker Tombé

Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.

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