Memorials

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.