22 Public Works of Art You Have to Visit in Your Lifetime

Reach for that bucket list, because we've got a few things to add to it. From Antony Gormley to Claes Oldenburg, when it comes to public works of art, they're responsible for the crème de la crème, and you can visit them! Read on for the 22 global art spots you just can't miss . . . then keep fulfilling your wanderlust with the islands you need to see before you die.

01

Shuttlecocks, Claes Oldenburg

Where? Outside The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO.

02

Cloud Gate, Anish Kapoor

03

Yellow Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama

Where? Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan.

04

The Berlin Wall

Where? Berlin.

05

Puppy, Jeff Koons

Where? The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain.

06

Colonnes de Buren, Daniel Buren

Where? Palais Royal, Paris.

07

Crack Is Wack, Keith Haring

Where? Crack Is Wack Playground, Harlem, NY.

08

Binoculars Building, Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen, and Frank Gehry

Where? Venice, Los Angeles.

09

The Headington Shark, John Buckley

Where? Headington, Oxford.

10

Prada Marfa, Elmgreen and Dragset

Where? Valentine, TX.

11

Another Place, Antony Gormley

Where? Crosby Beach, Liverpool.

12

Funky Bones, Atelier Van Lieshout

13

Wynwood Walls

Where? Miami.

14

Statue of Kafka, David Cerný

Where? Quadrio Shopping Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.

15

Traffic Light Tree, Pierre Vivant

Where? Billingsgate Market, London.

16

Carhenge, Jim Reinders

Where? Alliance, NE.

17

Tiger and Turtle Magic Mountain

Where? Angerpark, Duisburg, Germany.

18

Le Pouce, César Baldaccini

Where? Paris.

19

Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa

Where? Millennium Park, Chicago.

20

Angel of the North, Antony Gormley

Where? Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

21

Digital Orca, Douglas Coupland

Where? Vancouver Convention Centre, British Columbia, Canada.

22

Big Sweep, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen

Where? Denver Art Museum, Denver.

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