Prague, Czechia
Statue of King Wenceslas Riding an Upside-Down Dead Horse
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
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Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Paris, France
Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.
Rome, Italy
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Venice, Italy
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.