Memorials

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

A memorial to one of the saddest stories in Victoria's history.

One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.

A striking memorial to the 21 lives lost in an explosion at the Washington Arsenal

A memorial dedicated to veterans of all wars especially those lost in Bataan defending the Philippines during World War II.

This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.

A monument at the site of a decisive battle in the First English Civil War.

One of the biggest mysteries of Central Queensland: How did this truck spontaneously combust with the force of a massive bomb?

A distinctive sculpture honors those killed and injured during a mineworkers strike in 1893.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

A powerful statue sits on Scalestone Point, looking out over Morecambe Bay.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.