Vijayapura, India
Gol Gumbaz
This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.
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Vijayapura, India
This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
A unique and controversial artifact of the early Turkish Republic.
Kansas City, Missouri
A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Lake Village, Indiana
A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.
Nice, France
This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.
St. Louis, Missouri
In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Pereira, Colombia
This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.
Guelph, Ontario
The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.
Kochi, Japan
This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.
New York, New York
Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Luverne, Minnesota
Home to one of the world’s largest nutcracker collections and other historical curiosities.
Bucharest, Romania
Unique museum with a dizzying array of collectibles, from corkscrews to typewriters and much more.
Hillvue, Australia
Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.
Meishan, China
A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.
Bonnieux, France
From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.