Monuments

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Dedicated to the first German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, this aging edifice is the only one of its kind in the Americas.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

A simple tribute to the migrant workers who landed here before walking hundreds of miles to Victoria's gold mines.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.