Monuments

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.