Monuments

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

Believed by many to be the oldest surviving public monument in the United States.

After being lost for nearly a century, this historic bell finally returned home after its mysterious theft.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

This sculpture pays homage to sailors that perished attempting to round Cape Horn.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.