Memorials

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

Mexico's second-tallest monument, now half-hidden in a private residential complex.

A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A tribute to a vessel involved in the notorious Larne gun-running.

A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Honoring one of the first boats to leave Ulster destined for America.

The artwork immortalizes one of 20th-century Ireland's leading creatives.

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

The artwork is a community's ode to the "father of Irish tourism."