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Benjamín Carrión Statue

Mexico City, Mexico

Benjamín Carrión Statue

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

The museum is housed in a building that evokes the soil layers its researchers collect, preserve, and analyze.

Wageningen, Netherlands

World Soil Museum

A Dutch museum preserves the world's most diverse collection of vertical slices of soil.

Asyrmatos

Athens, Greece

Asyrmatos Building

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

Mozarts Pinkelstein

Raschala, Austria

Mozarts Pinkelstein (Mozart's Pee Stone)

A monument marks the site where the famed composer stopped to relieve himself on a long journey. Just one problem: Mozart never went to Raschala.

34th Street Graffiti Wall

Gainesville, Florida

34th Street Graffiti Wall

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

The Charles Edward Sculpture

Metung, Australia

‘Charles Edward 1864’

This work of art pays tribute to an iron-hulled paddled steamer that traveled the world.

The Tomb of Hannah Courtoy

London, England

Tomb Of Hannah Courtoy

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

The Wedding of the hen

Lisbon, Portugal

'The Wedding of the Hen'

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

Right of way looking northerly.

Corinne, Utah

Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

Tim Willis' Junkyard Playground

Cleveland, Ohio

Tim Willis' Junkyard Playground

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

The 'Pillar of Shame' at Acteal.

Acteal, Mexico

Acteal Pillar of Shame

A 26-foot tall roadside concrete pillar recalls a yet-unresolved 1997 political massacre.

Lunch at Huber's

Portland, Oregon

Huber’s

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Seattle Chinese Garden

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Chinese Garden

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Thaba Bosiu Cultural Village

Motloang, Lesotho

Thaba Bosiu Cultural Village

This sandstone plateau once served as a stronghold for Lesotho's King Moshoeshoe I and his subjects.

Chaukhandi Stupa

Varanasi, India

Chaukhandi Stupa

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'

Austin, Texas

Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A musical stroll into the past

Portland, Oregon

Albina Soul Walk

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

View of the front of the abbey.

Vallombrosa, Italy

Vallombrosa Abbey

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

Portland's Center for Native American Art

Portland, Oregon

Native American Art Center

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

Sitting Bull Monument

Mobridge, South Dakota

Sitting Bull Monument

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

Goddess of Liberty

Austin, Texas

The Goddess of Liberty

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

De Pungelaer

Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

'De Pungelaer'

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

Mission San Xavier Del Bac

Tucson, Arizona

Mission San Xavier Del Bac

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Indreshwar Mahadev Temple Complex and Museum

Panauti, Nepal

Indreshwar Mahadev Temple Complex and Museum

One of the largest pagodas in Nepal is a 13th century testament to regional craftsmanship.

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