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Dżok the Dog Monument
Krakow, Poland

Dżok the Dog Monument

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.
Double Eagle II Balloon Site
Presque Isle, Maine

Double Eagle II Balloon Site

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.
Eight Hour Day Monument
Melbourne, Australia

Eight-Hour-Day Monument

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.
The Virginia City, Nevada, headquarters of E Clampus Vitus still stands in the middle of the town. According to officials, E Clampus Vitus is the only one of the remaining nineteenth-century fraternal orders that is growing in the twenty-first century.
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The 19th-Century Secret Society Preserving the History of the West

The irreverent, all-male E Clampus Vitus commemorates overlooked people and events.
Shoshi Parks June 29, 2022
In late April, the city of Kyiv dismantled the workers' statue beneath the Arch of the Peoples' Friendship.
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Toppling Ukraine's Russian and Soviet Past

In the midst of the current invasion, the country is grappling with how to commemorate its history.
Pavlo Morkovkin June 24, 2022
Obadov Brijeg
Danilovgrad, Montenegro

Obadov Brijeg

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii

Kapa’a Japanese Stone Lantern

This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
Hero Dog Monument
Belgrade, Serbia

Hero Dog Monument

Dedicated to a brave pooch who fought a tiger to save a young child.
Stone with Biblical verse "Alpha and Omega"
Sandhead, Scotland

Kirkmadrine Stones

Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.
Florence, Texas

‘It’s Chaos, Be Kind’

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.
Statue of General Kazimierz Pulaski
Buffalo, New York

Casimir Pulaski Monument

A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."
The golden image of Carl Lutz.
Budapest, Hungary

Carl Lutz Memorial

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."
Thousla Cross 5
Rushen, Isle of Man

Thousla Cross

This concrete memorial commemorates a group of brave locals who saved the crew and passengers of a wrecked ship.
Cublington Spinney memorial
Cublington, England

Cublington Spinney and Airport Monument

In the 1970s, the citizens of several small villages came together to stop their homes from being destroyed for a new airport.
Football Monument
Lapovo, Serbia

Football Monument

Dedicated to one of the pioneers of Serbian football.
Jagodina, Serbia

Jovanča Micić Monument

The figure atop this globe is from a Serbian play about a merchant's travels around the world.
Tokyo, Japan

The Whale Monument

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.
Busto del Cacique Hayuya y Tumba del Indio
Jayuya, Puerto Rico

Tumba del Indio

A place to pay homage to Taíno heritage.