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Emmaus Mosaic Mural

Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Emmaus Mosaic Mural

A fascinating community art piece created by students, teachers, and noted Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar.

Inside the Pink Store

Puerto Palomas, Mexico

The Pink Store

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

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25 Places Reborn Through Graffiti and Street Art

Abandoned or forgotten places can become otherworldly canvases.

Jonathan Carey January 7, 2022

'Phoenix and the Four Elements'

Bristol, England

'Phoenix and the Four Elements'

An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."

'Svampen'

Stockholm, Sweden

'Svampen'

A concrete mushroom that divided Stockholm residents for nearly a century.

18 Places in Colorado to Discover Local Culture–From Past to Present

These places are a present from the past

Sponsored by Colorado Tourism Office

Asheville: Off the Beaten Path

This mountain town has stayed off many folks’ radars by keeping some of its greatest attractions at or beyond city limits.

Sponsored by Explore Asheville

Video • Asheville: Off the Beaten Path

Inside Asheville's River Arts District

Sponsored by Explore Asheville

'Jonas'

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

'The Next Big Thing . . . is a Series of Little Things'

Edinburgh, Scotland

'The Next Big Thing . . . is a Series of Little Things'

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

An <em>Opera dei Pupi</em> heroic knight puppet.

Palermo's Unique, Centuries-Old Puppet Tradition Enters a New Era

The Sicilian city's puppeteers are finding novel ways to keep the art form alive.

Anna Staropoli December 10, 2021

Artist’s Lane

Windsor, Australia

Artist's Lane

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.

Zora Neale Hurston was an author, filmmaker, anthropologist, and leading light of the Harlem Renaissance.

Keeping the Memory of Zora Neale Hurston Alive in a Small Florida City

The preservation of a heritage trail, where the author and anthropologist spent the last years of her life, takes a whole community.

Tunika Onnekikami December 6, 2021

Fife Earth Project

Lassodie, Scotland

St. Ninian's Fife Earth Project

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

Wide perspective of the rosary.

Tagum, Philippines

Largest Rosary in the World

This massive Roman Catholic rosary is composed entirely of wood.

Tube worms crowd around the Matterhorn, a hydrothermal vent in the Gulf of California, photographed by ROV <em>SuBastian</em> during a recent expedition that included artist-at-sea Ale de la Puente.

A Deep Dive Into the Intersection of Art and Science With an Artist-at-Sea

Ale de la Puente collaborates with researchers to explore new ways of understanding our universe.

Gemma Tarlach December 3, 2021

15 Places That Don't Need the Holidays to Twinkle and Sparkle

Illuminating experiences, from art installations to wildlife encounters.

Jonathan Carey December 3, 2021

Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, French Shore locals embroidered their own history for posterity.

objects of intrigue

How a Tiny Hamlet's Wondrous Tapestry Preserves a Complex Past

Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, artists and embroiderers in a Newfoundland village commemorated a lost way of life.

Tim Johnson December 2, 2021