Monuments

A place to pay homage to Taíno heritage.

A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.

A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.