Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

It's a unique monument honoring a great character who inspired a generation of young women to be more and pursue their dreams.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The longest step street in the city.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The final resting place of one of the most important figures in the world of tea.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

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