Monuments

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.