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Matt Bergstrom

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Curator of the Minnesota Museum of the Mississippi and Other Natural Wonders
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Private Passage

New York, New York

Private Passage

Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.

The Wizard of Park Avenue

New York, New York

The Wizard of Park Avenue

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The march of time.

Chicago, Illinois

The Fountain of Time

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The Democracy Monument

Bangkok, Thailand

Democracy Monument

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Temppeliaukio Church

Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Entrance to the Building

Helsinki, Finland

Pohjola Insurance Building

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

Garden sculptures.

Ellensburg, Washington

Dick and Jane's Spot

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Guardians at the gate.

Chauvin, Louisiana

Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

The world's only Kronosaurus skeleton.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

(Flickr/Goldwin Guenther)

Tobermory, Ontario

Flowerpot Island

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

The Nautilis

Groton, Connecticut

Submarine Force Museum

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

Fallen Monument Park

Moscow, Russia

Fallen Monument Park

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Rothesay Victorian Loos

Rothesay, Scotland

Rothesay Victorian Loos

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard

Sparta, Wisconsin

FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Oz Park

Chicago, Illinois

Oz Park

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Peacock Clock

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Peacock Clock

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Mass Grave of unclaimed victims of the Peshtigo Fire

Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Peshtigo Fire Museum

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

45 X 90 Geographical Marker

Athens, Wisconsin

45 X 90 Geographical Marker

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

Inez Clarke Monument

Chicago, Illinois

Inez Clarke Monument

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

New York, New York

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Downtown Mackinac

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Faneuil Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

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