Boston, Massachusetts
'The Embrace'
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Boston, Massachusetts
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Pune, India
The 18th-century temple was once the tallest structure in Pune, and surrounded by a garden of tulsi.
Singapore
The oldest bakkwa shop in Singapore is especially beloved during the Lunar New Year festivities.
Farnham, England
This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.
Pune, India
This 700-year-old temple is one of the city's oldest.
Washington, D.C.
This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.
Fall River, Massachusetts
The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.
Mortana, Australia
These oddly shaped pink granite formations got their name after being mistaken for massive piles of hay.
West Chester, Ohio
A 25,000-square-foot display with dozens of model trains in intricate miniature worlds.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.
Riga, Latvia
A collection of expressive stone sculptures in a scenic and serene riverfront location.
Green Cove Springs, Florida
How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?
Nashville, Tennessee
At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.
San Diego, California
A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.
Berlin, Germany
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
Aranjuez, Spain
This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.
Nacka, Sweden
A sculpture of a woman so beautiful she got arrested for it.
Al Ayn, Oman
The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.
Singapore
An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.
Joshua Tree, California
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Valletta, Malta
After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.
Washington, D.C.
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Knislinge, Sweden
A bronze, peeing self-portrait protests unequal inheritance rights.