Memorials

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

A monument to a survivor of harsh pioneer life, frostbite, and primitive surgery.

A monument to a working class martyr.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.