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Julio Torres

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Clive

Covington, Kentucky

Clive

He’s not from around here.

Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower

A rare underwater observatory in the Caribbean that provides breathtaking views of vibrantly colored aquatic life.

Fargo Mario Wall

Fargo, North Dakota

'Fargo Mario Wall'

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

World’s Largest Quilting Needle

Paducah, Kentucky

World’s Largest Quilting Needle

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

The memorial sculpture

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sheridan Memorial Park

This sculpture is dedicated to Minnesota natives who served in combat.

Leonardo's Horse Allentown PA

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

The Portland Observatory

Portland, Maine

The Portland Observatory

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

Morris Frank and Buddy

Morristown, New Jersey

Morris Frank and Buddy

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

'Power'

Charleston, West Virginia

'Power'

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

Beautifully pinned insects

Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Harrell House Bug Museum

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

World's largest prairie chicken.

Rothsay, Minnesota

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Image of the residence/studio.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bart Prince Residence and Studio

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

'Seaflower' in 2019.

New Bedford, Massachusetts

'Seaflower'

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

Ethyl.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ethyl the Whale

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Ralph Baer.

Manchester, New Hampshire

Ralph Baer Memorial

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

Hahn/Cock at the Walker Art Center.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hahn/Cock

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Auto Hawk

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Auto Hawk

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

The Haiku Pathway

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Haiku Pathway

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Floodwall murals.

Paducah, Kentucky

Floodwall Murals

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

The entrance and disk announcing the Fountain of Youth

Wexford, Pennsylvania

Fountain of Youth

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

Complete with a plastic Steve Buscemi leg

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo Wood Chipper

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

Looking through bridge toward road

York, Maine

Wiggly Bridge

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

Sponsored By Visit Maine
A view of City Hall from below. (Photo:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The Remington Arms factory and its shot tower.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Remington Shot Tower

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

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