Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.
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Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.
Simalchaur Syampati, Nepal
This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.
Kyoto, Japan
A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.
Douglas, Arizona
Dozens of elaborate works of automotive art have been preserved at this Arizona museum.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Randers, Denmark
This enormous aluminum figure in Denmark lying in a plunged position, echoes the global debate on canceled historical statues.
Staré Město, Czechia
Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.
Cave Creek, Arizona
This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.
Saint Olaves, England
This building from the Middle Ages was dedicated to the patron saint of Norway.
Viterbo, Italy
For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.
London, England
Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.
Mexico City, Mexico
Celebrating the art of caricature, from comics to political cartoons.
Kefalas, Greece
Nestled in the hills of Crete, a local artist has created a wonderland of stone and terracotta sculptures.
Salamanca, Spain
A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."
Chiang Mai, Thailand
In a strip mall parking lot, an airplane with a cafe inside, flanked by a giant statue of Fred Flintstone.
Palmdale, California
The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.
Bethany Beach, Delaware
This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
Tambon Khaem Son, Thailand
Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.
Hamburg, Germany
Dating back to the Pre-Roman Iron Age, this piece of bread is Europe's oldest surviving formed bakery product.
Hamburg, Germany
Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
Hamburg, Germany
Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Bangkok, Thailand
This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.