Strangest Monuments Around The World

Often a result of sculptors being too creative, these strange monuments still carry a message with them or are linked to particular events.

Around the world, monuments are built to pay tribute to an extraordinary life or to commemorate a special event. While many of these monuments are straightforward and easy to understand, some of them are rather strange.

Love Land
Jeju island, South Korea

Jeju Island is a popular honeymoon destination for the newlyweds in Korea and nearby countries. In the Island there’s a special theme park, the “Love Land”, which, coming from a county where public display of affection are frowned upon makes it even stranger for someone to come up with such concept. In this park everything is sex oriented, with emphasis on the statues scattered around it. From giant vaginas and penises, to every kind of sexual position and kinkiness only found in the naughtiest pages of the Kama sutra this is certainly a unique theme park. Just don’t go visit it with your parents.

The Child Eater of Bern
Bern, Switzerland

Bern Switzerland is the home of the Kindlifresser, although there is nothing kind about it. The Child Eater has stood ominously since 1546 and there is no record of why it was built. There are a few theories of what this monolith represents as it stuffs a half eaten baby into its mouth to the terror of the three crying babies slung over its shoulder, waiting to sate the monster’s appetite.

The first and most probable theory is that the older brother of Duke Berchtold went mad with jealousy over his little brother’s rule, which should have been his. He rounded up the children of Bern and ate them. (Not recorded in Bern history achieves) Another theory is that it was intended as a warning to the Jewish community.

The monster wears a hat that closely resembles the Judenhut the Jews were forced to wear upon their heads then to set them apart. Finally, the idol may be that of Kronos, the Greek God that ate his male offspring to prevent them from taking his Throne. Either way, this scary monument has been scaring the children and adults for almost 500 years.

Floralis Generica
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Designed, paid for, and given to the people of Buenos Aries by Argentine Architect Eduardo Catalano, this huge flower actually opens every morning to an incredibly enormous 105 feet (34 meters) wide. When it closes at sunset every evening, it is 175 feet (58 meters) tall.

It stands in a pool of water just a few feet away from the Natural Museum of Fine Arts and operates by four pistons that open and close the giant and beautiful flower every day. The motion of the flower mimics the actual motion of a real flower and is incredible to see. The statue weighs an amazing 18 tons. The petals are made of reflective aluminum and you can see the surrounding city in them.

The flower opens and closes every day except for May 25, September 21, December 24, and December 31, on which nights it stays open to grace the night with its beauty.

Carhenge
Alliance, Nebraska, USA

Everyone has heard of Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument of mystery in Wiltshire County, England. Well now, there is also a Carhenge. This monument, built in 1987 by experimental artist Jim Reinders and 30 family members in Alliance, Nebraska, is an exact replica except for the fact they he used old cars, a pickup truck, a 62′ caddy, and an ambulance. The structure is accurately proportionate to the real Stonehenge.

The American’s answer to the English Monument, he came up with the idea after his beloved Father’s death in 1962 and is a way to pay tribute to him. The township of Alliance was at first opposed to the idea but are now grateful as they enjoy the tourist dollars.

Saint on a Dead Horse
Prague, Czech Republic

I am relatively sure that when Saint Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen he did not see a dead horse. So why is the Bohemian Saint riding one at the Lucerna Palace in Prague? Your guess is as good as anyone’s is but sculptor David Cerny certainly captured the Czech Republic’s imagination. They loved it so much they made it a permanent fixture. The monument stands just a few yards from the original statue.

Hand of the Desert
Atacam Desert, Chile

In the Atacam Desert in Chile, just 75 km from the town of Antofagasta, the desert landscape stretches for miles in every direction seemingly unchanged except for a human hand that seems to rise out of the sand as you approach. The closer you get, the higher this giant hand seems to reach until you get close enough to realize that a giant human is not breaking through from the earth’s core. The statue aptly named Hand of the Deset, way out in the middle of nowhere is the work of Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrazabal. Infatuated with the form of the human hand as it breaks through the ground, he also has another statue rising from the water in Punta del Este at Brava Beach called Monument to the Drowned.

The Traffic Light Tree
London, UK

If you are not sure exactly when you need to go, do not depend on this traffic light to tell you. If you are passing through the Heron Quays Roundabout located in Canary Wharf, London, this monumental traffic light tree is sure to catch your attention. The lights flash in random sequence and if you are not prepared, you are heading for trouble.

Peter Vivantin erected this tribute to the never-ending rhythm of the domestic, financial, and commercial activities but most folks think it is just plain confusing. Still, it is something to see. Just don’t let it drive you crazy!

Totem
Leuven, Belgium

Have you ever seen a bug collection with flies and beetles skewered with pins? You have never seen one like this. It, the pin, rises 23 meters above the courtyard of the Historic University Library in Leuven in Belgium. The work of Belgium artist Jan Fabre, of Royal Palace ceiling fame, (also bugs) is supposed to represent the exact beauty and perfect working mechanism that a insect’s body and a timepiece have in common. It this case, a green beetle is skewered on the giant pin.

Victoria’s Way Park
Wicklow, Ireland

The Ferryman of Victoria’s Way has always been a fascinating subject. This character of Greek mythology ferries the souls from the living to Hades in a boat that crosses from life to death is as ominous as he is necessary. The park has many such weird and vivid sculptors from India that now populate Victoria’s Way Park in County Wicklow, Ireland. The half-sunken statue represents to many the disconnected human as he struggles to gain consciousness.

They say that the ferryman will never reach the other side while others believe that the statue is actually just rising from the murky depths on his way to ferry more souls. There is even a version that says you must have a coin to give the ferryman or you are destined to walk between worlds forever. Either way, the Ferryman is just one of the many strange statues that inhabit the Victoria’s Way Park, the starving Buddha is also a major head turner.

Amazing Places That Are From Another Planet

If you visited these places, you would definitely be convinced that they belong to another planet. But what we fail to notice is that there are numerous places on Earth that defy our notion of the typical Earthly landscape.

Lena’s Stone Pillars
Siberia

This completely alien-like place of beauty may as well be on another planet. There is only one way to get to it and that involves a first leg flight from Moscow that is so long you could actually fly the same distance in the opposite direction to reach New York. Then you have to take a boat. The entire trip takes three to four days to complete but if you are into seeing things that the majority of the world’s population will never lay eyes on outside of a photograph, then it is well worth it. With no competing airlines, you can imagine the price they charge to get you there.

From the air, Lena’s Stone Pillars, also called Lena’s stone forest, is so breathtaking as to leave you speechless. It literally looks like the rocks decided that they wanted to be trees and stood up next to the forest by the river. It is a truly amazing sight. The stone forest lines part of the bank of the River Lena, the largest river in Northern Siberia. It is considered to be a vital area for fossils and evidence of early man.

Wave Rock
Arizona, USA

The wave can only be described as a hallucination set in stone. If this is not the exact replica of some alien landscape, I will eat my hat. The lines and curves formed from 190 million of years of wind blown sand and rushing water over sandstone turned to rock will make you dizzy and you have to make a real effort not to fall flat on your face.

You actually have to play the lottery to get a ticket to see it and only twenty people are allowed to walk on its delicate surface per day. Even the photographs, which will never do the place justice, will make you dizzy if you stare at them. Being in the Wave Rocks of Arizona is like walking in a dizzy dream.

The funny part is that most Americans do not know about them or do not care. The majority of the visitors are European.

Fly Ranch Geyser
Nevada, USA

What do you get when accidentally dig a well on top of a geothermal water pocket? Fly Ranch Geyser looks like a colorful mini-mountain from a space movie because it sits in the middle of a Nevada Ranch. The ranch is dreary and colorless as you drive down route 447 until suddenly, one third of a mile off the road this weird, eerily formed rock juts from the landscape spewing water in tree directions for dozens of feet. The amazing colors from the water minerals are what get your attention because you have been driving in Nevada, which is not a very colorful trip.

The owner of the ranch is not interested in tourism and keeps a fence with a locked gate there to keep visitors from gathering. No Trespassing signs are posted but people are just as likely to jump the fence for a closer look, as not. The well was dug 1916 for irrigation purposes but sometime in the 60′s, the natural geothermal reservoir found a weak spot and 200 degree water carrying Sulphureus minerals began spewing forth, making the well a man made geyser. Now a little over five feet high and twelve feet across, it appear to be something from another planet.

The water created a marshy area with plant life and looks so out of place that you just cannot miss it from the road.

Socotra Island
Yemen

Socotra is located in Muhafazat Hadramawt, Yemen, which actually sounds alien-like, is a very weird and alien looking island. Part of an archipelago or chain of islands, this one makes every effort to impress. The trees on the island look like big ugly umbrella stands or as if gravity has forgotten how to work correctly. One of the reasons it looks so alien is that a full third of its plant life cannot be found anywhere else on the entire planet.

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Two oddities make this island standout. First, it is considered the most isolated landform that is not of volcanic origin on earth. The second is that it is an island surrounded by water with a climate that is classified as a desert. It is part of a three island group but the two sister islands are uninhabitable by man. Seagulls thrive on the sisters. It is almost as if three pieces of an alien planet fell from space and landed there off the horn of Africa.

To make the point more poignant, the umbrella looking trees seep blood red sap and are called, you guessed it, the dragon’s blood tree.

The Devil Postpile
California, USA

Mammoth Mountain in Madera County California is the home of Devil Postpile National Monument. Like an alien landscape, this columnar basalt cliff appears out of place from the rest of what used to be part of the Yosemite National Park lands.

This strange formation was made by a lava flow that pooled to 400 feet and slowly seeped out. Then, amazingly, a glacier slowly moved through and polished the columns. The strange, alien-like structure was almost destroyed twice. Once during blasting for gold in the 1800s and then when a hydroelectric plant was scheduled to be built there. Walter L. Huber persuaded President Taft to declare the Devil’s Postpile a National Monument in 1911 and saved it for us.

If you cannot make the trip to California, several of the Devil’s Postpile stones grace the entrance of the US Geological Survey Headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

Pamukkale Water Terraces
Denizli, Turkey

Hierapolis, Turkey is a renewed ancient city that was built from the ground up to accommodate Romans seeking the healing waters of the Cotton Castle, the name given to this weird and wonderful rock formation and ancient ruins. Looking at it, you would think you were deep in the Antarctic. So blindingly white are the rocks.

The Romans used the city and spa as a healing place. The world almost lost this rare wonder to neglect but fortunately, the cascading pools of white were restored to health by the locals. The water cascades down and forms bright white formations and pools that are only found in a couple of places on our planet, one of which has been destroyed by earthquake. Hot springs rich in calcium form and continue to feed the oyster shaped pools. It truly looks like something from another planet.

Blood Falls
McMurdo, Antarctica

McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica is one of the most isolated and harshest places in the world. Nothing can survive in this place of subzero temperatures and icy winds, or so we thought. Then we noticed the blood red liquid draining from Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. It is almost as if some giant wounded the glacier with a spear and it is bleeding from the wound. Upon closer examination, scientific explorers made one of the most startling discoveries of our time.

In a lifeless and alien-like place that is so harsh, nothing can survive we found primordial life. That “blood” that seeps from the wounded glacier is the stuff that life is made of. Somewhere else on our planet, millions of years ago, the very first life form crawled out of this same kind of primordial pool.

So how does the basic, building block foundation of life survive for so long in conditions so contrary to it? How could it survive in conditions so bad that we would never think to look for it? We still do not have a definite answer. What we do have is a new question. If a basic form of life can form and survive in this hostile place, could it also be present on another planet? I do not know, but i know an interesting and beautiful place when i see one.

What scientists found is startling in that there is a living microbial ecosystem in a place where there is no oxygen. These microbes have devised a way to survive through manipulation of iron and sulfur compounds. While this should be impossible, scientist are considering the possibility of the first known form of life that can “carbonize” iron. These tiny microbes are “Fixing” the carbon dioxide that iron produces. The term “Fixing” means that they can convert carbon dioxide to organic molecules to be consumed, making them the most efficient CO2 fixers on the planet. The possibilities that arise from studying this process are as far reaching as anything ever discovered before. This is especially true if we could find a way to duplicate it.

Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan
Bozdagh, Azerbaijan

From the air, the mud volcanoes of Azerbaijan look like a giant witch’s cauldron, bubbling away on some cursed alien landscape. These mini-volcanoes, some as high as 650 feet above the ground, turn the coast of the Caspian Sea into a very dangerous place. A full 300 of the earth’s 700 mud volcanoes can be found here, ejecting millions of cubic meters of hydrocarbon gases into the atmosphere. They also throw mud hundreds of feet through the air. If the planet earth could fart, this is the place it would happen.

In 2001, witnesses saw flames eject more than 50 feet and the mud volcano was still belching fire three days later. Despite the danger, people of the region claim that the mud has healing properties prompting health seekers around the world to make the trek to this alien-like place to bath in the mud.

To make the off planet experience even more vivid, there is a natural rock formation right in the midst of these volcanic mud monsters that makes music. When you strike the rock, it makes sounds like a tambourine. Music and a mud bath… sounds like a spa! They should hire a masseuse and charge money!

Canõ Cristales
Colombia

Deep in the jungles of Colombia runs an ordinary river with no distinguishable characteristics to call its own. In fact, you could cross this river several hundred times a year and never know it from any of the other rivers in the vast jungles near Macarena. However, if you did not know better and were to stumble upon this river during the brief period between the rainy and dry seasons, you would literally stop, your mouth hanging open in disbelief.

Your first thought would be that you were dreaming and you would pinch yourself. Realizing consciousness, your next thought would be to your sanity. If you were old enough, you would briefly worry about all the drugs you experimented with in the 60′s. Then you would look about frantically for tall blue people riding monster bird-like creatures with the absolute certainty that you stumbled upon the real Avatar tribe.

The explosion of color from the flowering moss that covers the rocks in this one place on earth is so amazing that it has earned this river names like, The Rainbow River, The River that Ran Away from Paradise, The Most Beautiful River in the World, and The River of Five Colors, which is weird because the literally hundreds of shades of each of these five colors is astonishing.

This natural phenomenon of algae does not occur anywhere else in the world in this combination and the conditions are only right for that very brief period of time when the water level is just right and the moss gets the perfect amount of sunlight. This unique, alien like place is only obtainable via horse or donkey and has only recently become a tourist attraction.

This river, including waterfalls is truly a one of a kind experience that everyone should be lucky enough to see at least once in their lifetime.

Jellyfish Lake
Eil Malk Island, Republic of Palau

Diving into the waters in Jellyfish Lake is like drifting through space with strange alien beings. The Jellyfish explosion that this lake experiences is alien-like and dangerous, not because of the stingers that these killer fish have; they are too small to be felt by humans, it is dangerous because of a layer of poisonous hydrogen sulfide 15 feet below the surface.

Off the coast of Koror in Palau, Jellyfish Lake is one of 70 saltwater lakes that were once connected with the Pacific Ocean. The lake is 12,000 years old and contains a species of Jellyfish named the Golden Jellyfish. For reasons we may not fully understand, the jellyfish migrate across the lake once every single day. There is no scuba diving allowed but snorkelers report that the beauty of this migration is unbelievable.

There is a mystery, however, attached to the jellyfish as they died completely off in the lake in 1998 with a zero population. In 2000, the mysteriously reappeared and science has no explanation.

Too Hot To Handle

The best-dressed stars looks great; nice dress.

Christina Aguilera

Looked sexier than ever on Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." The buxom coach -- who clearly hit the gym between the Battle Rounds and this week's live performances -- showed off her signature curves in a form-fitting, tangerine-hued frock. White-blond locks (which we happen to love), smokey eyes, statement earrings, and pouty pink lips completed the "Beautiful" songstress' sultry ensemble.

Selena Gomez

Speaking of scantily-clad pop princesses, check out what Selena Gomez wore to Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids Choice Awards. While many of you will likely find this two-piece Dolce & Gabbana outfit too revealing for a 19 year old, we happen to think it's fun, flirty, and perfectly fit for the Disney Channel darling. And those pink-and-orange Cesare Paciotti pumps ... to die for!

Brooklyn Decker

Across the Pacific, Brooklyn Decker hit the red carpet for the Japanese premiere of "Battleship" at Tokyo's International Yoyogi complex. The model/actress -- who's been besting co-star Rihanna in the fashion department since their promo tour began -- once again killed it, this time in a stunning Stella McCartney gown, which featured a gold waistband and short train.

Christie Brinkley

Yes, she's a bit of a mess, and, yes, she kinda looks like a Malibu Barbie doll, but there's no denying the fact that supermodel Christie Brinkley still looks super for 58. Her heels may be tacky, but her body is rockin', and that dress is incredibly flattering.

Cindy Crawford

Fellow supermodel Cindy Crawford turned heads this week when she arrived at the Getty Museum to celebrate the opening of the "Herb Ritts: L.A. Style" exhibition. The 46-year-old mom of two looked phenomenal in a leather-accented LBD and pointy black pumps. A matching clutch, freshly highlighted locks, and a gold watch made for the perfect accessories.

Abbie Cornish ("Bright Star")

Was all smiles upon arriving for the grand opening of the Marquee club in Sydney on Saturday night. The actress -- who tends to shy away from bright colors -- impressed in a bold Alberta Ferretti crochet dress and equally vibrant strappy sandals.

Lauren Conrad

Has been MIA for quite some time, but the former "Hills" star has recently reemerged now that she has a new book to promote. Regardless, the reality TV star-turned-author looked lovely upon exiting a taping of the "Wendy Williams Show" on Monday afternoon. Are you loving her sophisticated Big Apple look as much as we are?

Jennifer Nettles

Taylor Swift looked awesome, but Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles (in Max Azria) sported our favorite ensemble of the evening at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Thoughts?

Fergie

Did Fergie look fergalicious or fug in the multi-colored Givenchy frock she wore to her birthday bash at 1 Oak in Sin City on Saturday night? Discuss!

Minka Kelly

Former "Friday Night Lights" fox, Minka Kelly, who looked super cute in Sydney in her multitude of trendy pieces. Which element of her ensemble is your favorite? Her cropped J Brand leather top, her D&G garden-print pants, her Jimmy Choo clutch, or her cobalt blue peep-toes?

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Amazing Fact's You Don't Know About

I’m a big fan of random facts. Finding out something that bends my comprehension is always a great delight! I decided to gather my own list of interesting and baffling facts and serve them to you in an awesome list. This is the result. Check out these facts and allow yourself to be baffled.

Atomic Bomb

Continuous farting for six years and nine months energy would create equal to that of an atomic bomb.

Cap's Lock Day

28th June is the International cap's lock day!

I Love You

If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it look's like you are saying "I Love You".

The Guy Cry

The average guy will cry six time's a year while the average woman will empty her tear duct's somewhere between 30 and 64 times.

Facebook Photo's

British people are drunk in 76% of their Facebook photos!

Facebook Dead People

After 100 Year's from now, facebook will have 500 million account's of dead people.

Most Common Lie's On Internet

1. I have read and agree to the term's of service.
2. Status: Offline.
3. Yes: I'm over 18 year's old.

Close Friend's

A study by the Oxford University suggest's, when you fall in love, you lose 2 close friend's.

Under Construction

You never seen a McDonald's or a Burger King under construction. They just show up.

MGM Movie Logo

The lion used in the original MGM movie logo killed it's trainer and two assistants the day after the logo was filmed.

Nose

You see your nose at all time's, your brain just chooses to ignore it.

May 1

Both Hitler and Osama Bin Laden were announced dead on May 1.

Drop of Tear's

When a person crie's and the first drop of tear's come's from the right eye, it's happiness. When it's from the left, it's pain.

1000 Year's

It would take about 1,000 year's to watch every video currently on Youtube.

Child Actors Then and Now

While it's hard not to love child actors, the unfortunate reality is they grow up and we lose track of them, as newer cuter editions take their spots in our hearts. But what becomes of them? We tracked down pics our favorite kid stars to see what they look like now.

ANNA PAQUIN

First Movie: Age 9 Anna didn't intend to audition for "The Piano"; she only went to accompany her older sister. But she won the role, and later an Oscar, becoming the second-youngest winner in history (after Tatum O'Neal). She continued to work through the '90s, and scored huge hits as the mutant Rogue in the "X-Men" trilogy. Currently, she's starring on TV in "True Blood" and this week hits movie theaters in "The Romantics."

MACAULAY CULKIN

First Movie: Age 8 After appearing with Burt Lancaster in "Rocket Gibraltar" and John Candy in "Uncle Buck," Mac (as he prefers to be called) became a worldwide sensation in the smash "Home Alone." But he disappeared from screens after 1994's "Richie Rich," and didn't return to movies until his acclaimed turn in 2003's "Party Monster." His last movie was 2007's "Sex and Breakfast," but last year he did have a recurring role on the TV drama "Kings."

KIRSTEN DUNST

First Movie: Age 8 After small roles for notable directors Woody Allen and Brian De Palma, Kristen stole the show from Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in 1994's "Interview With a Vampire." She gained international fame as Mary Jane Watson in the three "Spider-Man" movies which took in over $1 billion domestically. She was last on-screen in 2008's "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," and she recently directed her first short film.

LINDSAY LOHAN

First Movie: Age 11 Before all the tabloid stories, Lindsay was simply a talented young actress. By the time she did the dual lead roles in 1998's "The Parent Trap," she was already a veteran of TV and commercials. She had giant hits as a teen with "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls." Her personal life has overshadowed her professional pursuits lately, but she can be seen in theaters right now in "Machete."

CHRISTINA RICCI

First Movie: Age 10 Christina's first role was as Cher's daughter in 1990's "Mermaids," but her dark, dry sense of humor was best displayed in "The Addams Family" and its sequel. By the end of the '90s, she'd transitioned to adult roles like in Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow." She still has a taste for the macabre, like her latest role in the creepy psychological thriller, "After.Life."

ANGELINA JOLIE

First Movie: Age 6 Angelina made a brief appearance in 1982's "Lookin' to Get Out" playing the daughter of her real-life father, Jon Voight. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute at age 11, but spent most of her teenage years modeling. She was 24 when she won an Oscar for "Girl, Interrupted," and she's continues to balance dramatic roles and action blockbusters like this summer's "Salt."

NATALIE PORTMAN

First Movie: Age 12 Natalie showed remarkable maturity as an orphan taken in by a hitman in 1994's "The Professional." She's since balanced roles in giant movies like the "Star Wars" prequels with academic pursuits, earning a degree in psychology from Harvard in 2003. Currently, she's drawing rave reviews for playing a ballerina in the dark drama "Black Swan."

KRISTEN STEWART

First Movie: Age 10 Kristen got great reviews playing the daughter of Jodie Foster (herself a former child star) in 2002's "Panic Room." Of course, it was her lead role in "Twilight" that made her a household name. So far, each installment of the saga has been more popular than the last, with "Eclipse" earning nearly $300 million in the U.S.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

First Movie: Age 16 Leo's youthful looks made him appear younger than he actually was in his early roles. But he was still only 19 when he scored his first Oscar nomination for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." He now works with only the most talented filmmakers, including four films with Martin Scorsese. This summer, he had his biggest box-office hit since "Titanic" with Christopher Nolan's "Inception."

DREW BARRYMORE

First Movie: Age 5 Drew made an indelible impression in the early 1980s, but personal troubles derailed her career until the mid-'90s. She worked her way back into leading roles, but it was her stunning turn in the opening scene of "Scream" that really made people take a second look at her. She's been a leading lady ever since, with her latest starring role in "Going the Distance" in theaters now.

CHRISTIAN BALE

First Movie: Age 12 Playing the lead role in a film directed by Steven Spielberg would be the pinnacle for most acting careers, but 1987's "Empire of the Sun" was the start of Christian's. After racking up great reviews in smaller movies, he became an A-list star playing Batman. Last summer, he fought giant robots and a digital Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Terminator: Salvation."

SCARLETT JOHANSSON

First Movie: Age 9 Scarlett's first movie was the notorious bomb, "North" in 1994, but she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award just two years later for "Manny & Lo." She followed that with an impressive performance opposite Robert Redford in 1998's "The Horse Whisperer." She showed she was ready for grown-up roles in 2003's "Lost in Translation," and has racked up a string of hits like "He's Just Not That Into You" and this summer's "Iron Man 2."

MADISON PETTIS

First Movie: Age 9. Playing the precocious ballet-loving Peyton Kelly opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Disney's "The Game Plan." Now 14, Pettis rocked the red (actually, make that orange) carpet at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Pettis has become a formidable vocal actress, lending her talents to "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2."

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