Statues

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.