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Oxford, England

Another Time II

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.
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Bologna, Italy

Fountain of Neptune

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
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Key Largo, Florida

Christ of the Abyss

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bahamas

The Musician

A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.
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Kondrovo, Russia

Home Museum of Wooden Sculptures

A curated museum of wooden sculptures inhabits this Russian home.
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Paris, France

Statue of Death of the University of Medicine

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Sweden

On the Way

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Dietikon, Switzerland

Bruno Weber's Weinrebenpark

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.
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Herning, Denmark

Elia

This huge industrial sculpture looks like a UFO and a factory had a baby.
Added by Karitxa
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Temoaya, Mexico

Centro Ceremonial Otomí

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.
Laetitia Bech Added by Laetitia Bech
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

La Rotonda del Mar

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.
Kevin OKeeffe Added by Kevin OKeeffe
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Atis Rezistans

A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Collector, Australia

Dreamer's Gate

One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Lemmon, South Dakota

Kokomo Gallery

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.
Added by johnlopezstudio
Los Angeles, California

Riverside Roundabout

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Topeka, Kansas

Great Mural Wall of Topeka

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.
Added by dloewenstein
Madrid, Spain

Chamberí Ghost Station

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.
fernandezlago Added by fernandezlago
Madrid, Spain

Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.
Vamsi Krishna Added by Vamsi Krishna
Épila, Spain

Basanta - The House of God

The quirky - and private - constructions of a secluded artist depict the house of God.
serflac Added by serflac
Bozate, Spain

Museo Santxotena

Eccentric sculpture garden brings Basque mythology to life.
serflac Added by serflac
Sasamón, Spain

Museo Salaguti

Salaguti's live-in museum: a fortress against criticism and consumer art.
serflac Added by serflac
Padua, Italy

Palazzo del Bo Anatomical Theater

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."
Allison Added by Allison
Chiusdino, Italy

Abbey of San Galgano

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.
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