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Umea, Sweden

'Listen'

This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.
Yokohama, Japan

Tsuzuki Mamoru-kun

A giant gorilla guardian of the neighborhood, warning people to drive safely.
Lagoinha, Brazil

Lagoinha Ruins

A place of enchantment where stories of the past seem to come to life.
Tucson, Arizona

Javier Javelina On a Tandem

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.
Hellishelðivegur, Iceland

Hveradalir Geothermal Area

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.
Paradise, Michigan

Tahquamenon Falls

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
Florence, Italy

Statue of Fernando I

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.
Ballandean, Australia

Ballandean Dinosaur

Originally made for a fruit festival in the area in 1998 this was then erected outside the railway station and is now one of Australia’s iconic “Big Things” right at the side of the highway.
Singapore

Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel

A abandoned hostel which was once home to Brunei's brightest students and present-day politicians.
Mérida, Mexico

Cenote Ka' Kutzal

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

The Little Village

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
Pune, India

Zakoba Temple

An ancient temple in the middle of a residential neighborhood encapsulated by a beautiful tree.
Somanathapura, India

Keshava Temple

An astounding 13th-century architectural and historical achievement
Walenstadt, Switzerland

'Paxmal'

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.
Havana, Cuba

Ruinas del Ingenio Taoro

All that remains of a sugar mill destroyed during the War of Independence of 1895.
Pebble Beach, California

Lone Cypress

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.
Neißeaue, Germany

Kulturinsel Einsiedel

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.
Pune, India

Statues of Medici Lions

Four Medici Lions guard a heritage old stone bridge that was constructed in 1867.
Madrid, Spain

Monument to Cristina 'La Veneno' Ortiz

A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.
Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Statehouse Fossils

The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.
Tangier, Morocco

Roman Punic Necropolis

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.
Shanty Bay, Ontario

Oro African Church

One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.
New York, New York

Girl Puzzle Monument

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.