Palm Springs, California
'The Babies'
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
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Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Princeton, New Jersey
The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.
Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Trenton, New Jersey
This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Morrisville, Pennsylvania
This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
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
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
New York, New York
The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.
New York, New York
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
Jersey City, New Jersey
A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.