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Cambuslang Miners Monument
Cambuslang, Scotland

Cambuslang Miners Monument

This striking monument pays tribute to those who died working the coal pits from the town of Cambuslang.
The memorial.
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7 Places Outside the U.S. That Celebrate Resistance and Emancipation

The ills of the Atlantic slave trade permeated the globe. So does the idea of freedom.
Jonathan Carey June 17, 2021
The Wellington Statue in Aldershot
Aldershot, England

Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington

Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.
arc de triomphe
Montpellier, France

Promenade du Peyrou

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
A newly decorated Gänseliesel
statues

Podcast: Re-Up Your Luck

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
The Podcast Team June 2, 2021
Alexsandro Brauna on the shoulder of a giant.
statues

It's Hard Work to Restore Rio's Christ the Redeemer, but the Views Are Amazing

The work is for the 90th anniversary in 2021, but the real party is still a decade away.
Lucy Bryson May 21, 2021
Deans, Scotland

Dechmont UFO Monument and Trail

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.
architecture

The Khmer Rouge Survivor Who Recruited the World’s Most Famous Architect

The Sleuk Rith Institute, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, will offer a different view of memory and justice.
Amos Zeeberg May 11, 2021
Ligatne Secret Soviet Bunker
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23 Places to Relive the Cold War

Tunnels, towers, and control rooms preserve an era of tension and paranoia.
Gemma Tarlach May 6, 2021
Hacienda Santa Rosa
Costa Rica

Hacienda Santa Rosa

Costa Rica's best known combat zone, used during the Battle of Santa Rosa.
Standing Rock Monument
Fort Yates, North Dakota

Standing Rock Monument

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.
abandoned

Podcast: President Heads

What to do when you have 20-foot-tall busts of nearly every U.S. president and nowhere to put them?
Permanently Closed
Victory Memorial to Soviet Army
Riga, Latvia

Victory Memorial to Soviet Army

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.
abandoned

Podcast: Gold Medal Flour

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 31, 2021
outsider art

Podcast: Minister's Treehouse

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 24, 2021
View of Zaragoza Carmen´s Gate
Madrid, Spain

Feria del Campo (Campo Fair)

These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.
Stronger Than Death Monument
Semey, Kazakhstan

Stronger Than Death Monument

This 100-foot tall tombstone memorializes victims of 40 years of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.
Dewar Monument
Edinburgh, Scotland

Dewar Monument

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.