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Giant Red Wagon

Spokane, Washington

Big Red Wagon

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

A Carousel for Missoula.

Missoula, Montana

A Carousel for Missoula

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

Going-to-the-Sun Road

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

"Gassy Jack."
Permanently Closed

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Gassy Jack' Statue

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Some of the interesting flora in the garden.

Seattle, Washington

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Spillway at the Ship Canal.  Looking north; the locks are on the other side.

Seattle, Washington

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Overhead view of Pac Man Park

Seattle, Washington

Pac-Man Park

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Gum Wall window ledge

Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Elevator hall on the Red Foor

Seattle, Washington

The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Museum of Pop Culture

Seattle, Washington

Museum of Pop Culture

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Chopin monument.

Warsaw, Poland

Chopin Monument

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

The wall at the Bay of Kotor

Kotor, Montenegro

Fortifications of Kotor

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

The outside of the Roedde House.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Roedde House Museum

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

9 O'Clock Gun

Vancouver, British Columbia

9 O'Clock Gun

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

Girl in a Wetsuit, Stanley Park

Vancouver, British Columbia

‘Girl in a Wetsuit’

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Sternenweg Sculpture

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sternenweg Sculpture

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

Omoide Yokocho

Tokyo, Japan

Omoide Yokocho

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

PA-03 up close, the oldest original invader.

Paris, France

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

St. Mary's Basilica

Krakow, Poland

St. Mary's Basilica

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Statue of Jan Matejko

Krakow, Poland

Statue of Jan Matejko

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

The statue and solar system.

Warsaw, Poland

Nicolaus Copernicus Monument

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Mountain View Cemetery

Vancouver, British Columbia

Mountain View Cemetery

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.

Giants.

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Giants' on Granville Island Silos

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

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