San Antonio, Texas
The Picasso Benches
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.
Places I've been
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San Antonio, Texas
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.
San Antonio, Texas
What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Schulenburg, Texas
Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Kalaupapa, Hawaii
Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.
San Antonio, Texas
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
The Colony, Texas
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Evansville, Indiana
A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.
New Harmony, Indiana
Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.