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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bukit Bintang Street Art Alleys

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.
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New Bedford, Massachusetts

'Seaflower'

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.
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New Orleans, Louisiana

Music Box Village

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
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Oakley, Kansas

Oakley Vintage and Art Shop

A local shop filled with handcrafted artistic gems and funky home furnishings.
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Queens, New York

Self-Taught Genius Gallery

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.
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Pimiango, Spain

El Pindal Cave

These primitive rock paintings include a very beloved depiction of a woolly mammoth.
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Did Stone Age Humans Paint for Fun?

This summer, chill like an ancient hominin and make some art.
August 19, 2019
Comstock, Texas

Seminole Canyon

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
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Biddeford, Maine

One Blue Sky Mural

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.
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Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.
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Abbotsford, Australia

Abbotsford Convent

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
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renaissance

Found: Hidden Sketches Underneath a da Vinci Painting

Glimpses of a master revising, changing, and editing.
August 15, 2019
Prestonpans, Scotland

Prestonpans Murals

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.
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Nelson, New Zealand

World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.
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film

The Middle East as Old Hollywood Saw It

Come to this Beirut poster shop for the lurid stereotypes, stay for the giant killer crab.
August 12, 2019
Copenhagen, Denmark

Folketingssalen Frieze

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

'Half Rabbit'

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
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Dundee, Scotland

Grissel Jaffray Memorial

A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.
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