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Saint Lawrence Basilica in Asheville.
Asheville, North Carolina

Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Asheville

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Sponsored by Explore Asheville
Added by zackofalltrades
Interior of the Folk Art Center.
Asheville, North Carolina

Folk Art Center

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Sponsored by Explore Asheville
Added by Meg
The Great Auk Sculpture.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Great Auk Sculpture

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
49.7500, -54.1646
Added by tylercole
Aalam Ordo.
Kyrgyzstan

Aalam Ordo

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.
42.1731, 77.2262
Added by hrnick
The cave painting.
Campbeltown, Scotland

Davaar Island Cave Painting

The artwork is tucked within a cave on a tiny Scottish island only accessible at low tide.
55.4214, -5.5458
Added by ssm67alba
Gay Liberation Monument.
New York, New York

Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
40.7337, -74.0019
Added by Andres Schiffino
Illumination at sunrise.
Tōkamachi-shi, Japan

House of Light

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.
37.1892, 138.7298
Added by emikariley
Welling Court Mural Project
Queens, New York

The Welling Court Mural Project

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.
40.7715, -73.9314
Added by Lucy DiSanto
Giant bird.
New York, New York

Audubon Mural Project

Walking around West Harlem reveals a scavenger hunt of beautiful bird murals.
40.8297, -73.9483
Added by Lucy DiSanto
Making Miniatures to Preserve Local Memories
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Making Miniatures to Preserve Local Memories

Painstaking recreations of a rapidly changing city.
August 07, 2018
Giant blueberries.
Stokke, Norway

Sti For Øye

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.
59.2818, 10.2539
Added by akstokes
Some believe the image is of Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon.
New York, New York

Portrait of an Unidentified Woman

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.
40.7792, -73.9743
Added by Andres Schiffino
Ilana Goor Museum .
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Ilana Goor Museum

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.
32.0534, 34.7513
Added by oliviaauriat
Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field).
Berlin, Germany

Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field)

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
52.5367, 13.3751
Added by ahvenas
Red Chair
Iceland

Red Chair

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
64.3417, -14.9278
Added by Hansolo
Goslar, Germany

Goslar Nail Head

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
51.9060, 10.4283
Added by ahvenas
reCARstruction.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

reCARstruction

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.
40.4519, -80.0069
Added by e1savage
Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Times They Are A-Changin'

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.
44.9790, -93.2718
Added by Dr Alan P Newman