Monuments

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

A student driver's nightmare.

A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.