Monuments

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.

An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

This 16-foot, 6-ton statue in the singer's hometown doesn't actually look like her.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.