Nice, France
Fontaine du Soleil (The Sun Fountain)
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
Washington, D.C.
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
St. Louis, Missouri
In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.
Guelph, Ontario
The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.
Kochi, Japan
This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
New York, New York
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
Auburn, California
A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.
London, England
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
Atlanta, Georgia
The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
London, England
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.
Stillwater, Minnesota
A park full of giant teddy bear statues was an anonymous gift to its host city
Étretat, France
The Jardin d'Étretat is populated by over-sized raindrop sculptures that make funny faces at visitors.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Muscatine, Iowa
A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Minnesota
A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
Moquah, Wisconsin
This no-frills bar in rural Wisconsin has become a haven for thirsty travelers.
Hayward, Wisconsin
Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.