Endlessly gushing out water without any obvious source, the Magic Tap at Hampton Court is a dazzling real-life optical illusion. Discovering that the bright pink faucet is actually connected to a... »

Peculiar Fountains | Edited by atimian

Just five years before his death, Diego Rivera finished one of his most intriguing works, la Fuente de Tláloc. Although strikingly different in medium from most of his work, the massive tiled... »

Unusual Monuments, Peculiar Fountains, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by tonka922, atimian and others

Nearly everyone who has so much as stepped foot in the city of Brussels has heard of the city's trademark statue Manneken Pis, but fewer have heard of its counterpart, Jeanneke Pis. Squatting... »

Peculiar Fountains | Edited by chelseadeptula and atimian

Carlo Collodi published the first Pinocchio story in 1883, introducing the puppet and his extending nose to Italian audiences. Although Disney’s version from 1940 featured the same basic... »

Outsider Art, Peculiar Fountains, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by serflac and atimian

This 16th century fountain, known as the "Fountain of the Madmen," is situated in the Italian town of Gubbio, a small medieval city commonly inhabited by bizarre people - at least as considered by... »

Unusual Monuments, Peculiar Fountains, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals | Edited by emanuelemannocci, Nicholas Jackson and others

This man-made waterfall, located near Guangzhou, China, is the tallest waterfall (natural or man-made) in all of Mainland China. At 428.5 meters, it is taller than the Empire State Building. 3,400... »

Unusual Monuments, Peculiar Fountains | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Frankfurt, a city so rich with bustling businesses also holds a strong card in the arts with its beautiful, carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments. A... »

Unusual Monuments, Peculiar Fountains | Edited by A Facebook user, Nicholas Jackson and others

In Florida, citrus orchards and an old well have been reborn as a Spanish explorer's quixotic dream come true. Created in 1904 by local entrepreneur "Diamond Lil" (aka Luella Day McConnell) the... »

Peculiar Fountains | Edited by A Facebook user and Annetta

The corner of Rue de l'Étuve/Stoofstraat and Rue du Chêne/Eikstraat in the heart of old town is the home of one of most peculiar attractions of Brussels. A statue of little naked boy pissing in... »

Strange Statues, Peculiar Fountains | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others

Known as Lotta's Fountain it stands at the corner of Market, Geary and Kearny streets in San Francisco, and is a twenty-four foot cast iron sculpture, painted bronze and adorned with lion's heads,... »

Peculiar Fountains | Edited by Shalaco, Dylan and others