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The Wax Effigy of Sarah Hare in Stow Bardolph, England

Within the Hare Chapel of Stow Bardolph’s Church of Holy Trinity, sits Sarah Ha...

Bronze Finials on the Upper Bridge in Morioka, Japan

Onion-shaped ornamental finials called giboshi (literally “faux jewel”) are com...

Geyser Lake in Aktash, Russia

Deep in the Altai Republic of Russia lies a brilliantly blue lake, remaining un...

Park of the Canals in Mesa, Arizona

Despite its arid climate, agriculture flourished in Arizona’s Salt and Gila Riv...

Calshot Lightship in Southampton, England

This bright red ship used to mark the entrance to Southampton Water, a tidal es...

What Makes Heritage Livestock So Important? AO Wants to...

AO Wants to Know is an ongoing interview series where we ask experts in extrao...

'Havsprinsen' ('The Sea Prince') in Malmö, Sweden

By the shore in Malmö, Sweden, Havsprinsen (The Sea Prince) sits on a rock, gaz...

Azim Azimzadeh Park in Baku, Azerbaijan

Born in 1880, Azim Azimzade was a self-taught artist who started to caricaturiz...

The Catford Cat in London, England

Sporting a Cheshire Cat-worthy grin, this giant fiberglass feline has crouched ...

The Time Tardis in Ormskirk, England

This iconic red K6 phone box from the 1930s is no longer in operation. Instead ...

Lületaşı Müzesi (Meerschaum Museum) in Odunpazarı, Turkey

The Lületaşı museum is tucked within a 16th century mosque complex on the edge ...

Terry Fox Monument in Thunder Bay, Ontario

In the 1970s, former high school athlete and kinesiology student Terry Fox was ...

Carp Hill Miniatures in Taipei, Taiwan

Carp Hill is one of many rolling hills in Taipei’s Neihu District. Its name com...

Jimesaa in Kagoshima, Japan

At the back of the Kagoshima City Museum of Art sits a bizarre stone statue nic...

These 2,000-Year-Old Mounds Trace the Path of the Moon

Just outside of Ohio’s capital, a wall of earth rises five feet from the smooth ...

'The Curious Neighbor' in Madrid, Spain

Madrid has almost 2,000 sculptures, some of w...

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