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Graffiti

A statue of Francisco de Paula Santander, a gift from Colombia to Chile in Valparaíso.

How Chilean Protesters Painted a New Story Atop Old National Monuments

Photographer Camilo Vergara has documented color, graffiti, and anger.

Winnie Lee March 19, 2020

B8 Containers Mural

Edinburgh, Scotland

Wildlife Mural

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

Rocks in Surrounding Landscape

Fish Rocks

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

The Flying Donkey

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

Al Nayyar and 22-year-old Dalal Mitwally (left) have collaborated on murals that address female empowerment and gender-based violence.

For These Young Street Artists, Amman Is a Beige Canvas

Color, community, and empowerment are enlivening Jordan's capital.

Jason Ruffin February 18, 2020

Empty stores are covered with art.

Prizm Outlets

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Looking through Tovertunnel

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Tovertunnel (Magic Tunnel)

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

Zoom Flume

Bloomington, Indiana

Zoom Flume

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.

Permanently Closed

Part of the original mural

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Abandoned Textile Factory

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

Permanently Closed

Khlong Wan, Thailand

Phone Booth Graveyard

This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.

Aldridge Sawmill.

Aldridge Sawmill

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

Gare Du Montzen

Plombières, Belgium

Gare De Montzen

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Barrio de Guadalupe Street Art

Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Altered Traffic Signs

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

Brooksbrae Brick Factory

Manchester Township, New Jersey

Brooksbrae Brick Factory

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.

The lock-up.

Tartu Student Lock-Up

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.

Two bulls carved in the temple at El-Kurru.

El-Kurru’s Carved Graffiti Reveal Another Side of Ancient Nubia

From Kushites to Christians, an old site in Sudan has new stories to tell.

Isaac Schultz September 19, 2019

Highway.

Stockholm, Sweden

'Highway'

Locals rallied to save this beloved mural after someone mistakenly attempted to cover it.