Mistakes

This historic Erasmus statue was first mistaken for a legendary Chinese inventor, then as a child-eating hag.

A brother statue swap has adorned this building's facade for centuries.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

A Hollywood-sign replica with a typo on a remote hillside.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

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

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.