Statues

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.

A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.

An unconventional monument to one of America's largest landowners.

This statue of a medical missionary is sometimes used to gauge flood levels during typhoons.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

The bust of a 15th-century Albanian leader in the middle of London.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.