Sumpter, Wisconsin
Dr. Evermor's Forevertron
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
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Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Mississauga, Ontario
A Victorian cemetery hidden along a trucking route is all that remains of a 19th century village.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Bahamas
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Cape Palliser, New Zealand
These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.
Melbourne, Australia
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Llano, California
The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.
Chicago, Illinois
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Duncans Mills, California
Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
San Francisco, California
Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.
Tangshan, China
A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Nibe, Denmark
In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.
Skørping, Denmark
This Danish park has celebrated the American independence day since 1912.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Aalborg, Denmark
Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.