Statues

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.