Monuments

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.

This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.