Mermaids

This sculpture garden is a serene oasis wedged in the middle of a busy highway.

This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."

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

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.