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Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Tom Robinson Park

A man and his carbonated beverage.
Adelaide, Australia

'Alice'

The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.
Visitors may catch a glimpse of themselves in the installation's mirrored spheres (shown here in an early rendering).
insane asylums

A New Monument Celebrates Nellie Bly's Undercover Reporting, Right Where It Happened

The Roosevelt Island artwork pays homage to her reporting, especially her inside look at a city asylum.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 23, 2022
Alfred the Great statue
London, England

Alfred the Great Statue

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
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Podcast: Life Changing Locations with the Places Team

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 23, 2022
Garderobe Manneken Pis
Brussels, Belgium

Garderobe Manneken Pis

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Leicester Statue of Liberty
Leicester, England

Mini Statue of Liberty

A replica of the famed statue far from home.
Wallace and Gromit Statue
Preston, England

Wallace and Gromit Statue

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
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Podcast: Haitian Monument

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 15, 2022
Mr. Rogers
Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Fred Rogers Memorial

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Leuven, Belgium

'De Koeieschieter' ('Cow Shooter')

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.
Zheng Pingru was about 19 years old when she was recruited to spy on the Japanese forces that occupied Shanghai at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A Socialite’s Plot to Assassinate a Corrupt Official in Occupied Shanghai

Zheng Pingru’s scheme involved a fabulous fur coat and ended in tragedy.
April White March 10, 2022
Guess the Greyhound
Frederick, Maryland

Guess the Greyhound

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.
Activist Sylvie Njobati sees the statue of Ngonnso for the first time at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.
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Ngonnso Will Finally Come Home to Cameroon

The only known depiction of the queen mother of the Nso people was taken to Germany 120 years ago.
Ye Charlotte Ming July 6, 2022
Mexico City, Mexico

Benjamín Carrión Statue

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.
List

15 Statues that Celebrate Real Women

What do a heavy metal grandma, a Ukrainian resistance fighter, and Susan B. Anthony have in common?
Michelle Cassidy March 7, 2022
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Elizabeth Freeman Demanded Her Freedom—and Helped End Slavery in Massachusetts

A monument to the formerly enslaved woman will soon stand in the town she called home.
Amy Crawford March 3, 2022
De Pungelaer
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

'De Pungelaer'

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.