Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester Sea Serpent Statue
This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.
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Gloucester, Massachusetts
This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
A fountain full of 18 bronze-cast dogs, a cat, a pony, some birds, and a mystery apple, all because one guy and his golden retriever saw a photo online.
New York, New York
Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Big Rapids, Michigan
A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.
Tillar, Arkansas
Memorials are nearly all that remains of this Arkansas prison camp, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II.
Frankfurt, Germany
Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Nuremberg, Germany
A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
Berlin, Germany
Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”
Berlin, Germany
An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Avoca, Iowa
Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
West Des Moines, Iowa
A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Vienna, Austria
The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.
Palo Alto, California
Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
Humansdorp, South Africa
A small museum dedicated to the history of the town
Mesquite, Nevada
The junction point of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, resurveyed and remonumented in 2016
Skopje, North Macedonia
A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.