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Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

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

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.