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Monuments

Knute Rockne. (Wikimedia Commons)

Matfield Green, Kansas

Knute Rockne Memorial

Tribute to the famous Notre Dame football coach who died in a plane crash.

North Korean mural of former Syrian President Hafez al-Asad. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Damascus, Syria

October War Panorama

3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.

Junction City, Kansas

Atomic Annie

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

Monument Arthur Rimbaud

Marseille, France

Monument Arthur Rimbaud

"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.

Collyer Brothers Park, Harlem, New York City. (Wikimedia Commons)

New York, New York

Collyer Brothers Park

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

Allies by Lawrence Holofcener. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Iguanodon. The horns on the nose are actually thumbs. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Edgar Hernandez, better known as "Niño Cero" - Little Boy Zero

La Gloria, Mexico

Little Boy Zero

Statue of Edgar Hernandez, the first victim of swine flu.

Bayonne, New Jersey

Tear Drop Memorial

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

You can stand on top of the horse's head.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Genghis Khan Statue Complex

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Kingston SE, Australia

Larry The Red Big Lobster

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Chapel interior.

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Virginia McKenna, star of the movie "Born Free" places dried flowers on Adamson's grave.

Tana River County, Kenya

George Adamson's Grave

Final resting place of one of Africa's most famous conservationists, murdered by bandits.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Bronze Fonz

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The statue.

Shravanabelagola, India

Gomateshvara

World's tallest monolithic statue has served as a pilgrimage site since its completion in 993 CE.

Marshall Brunnen.

Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Wishing Wells

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.