Memorials

A simple memorial between a ball field and a skate park honors 21 men lost in a horrific mining accident.

A memorial to a 19th-century fishing disaster that had deep repercussions across Shetland.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

Found in the waddenzee, this propeller has been put on public display as a reminder of the Second World War.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

This site honors an Israeli cargo ship that was destroyed by the government in 1948.

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

A memorial to those who died at the hands of the Kuomintang while fighting for communism in China.

This 100-foot tall tombstone memorializes victims of 40 years of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.