Statues

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

The "feral child" who appeared in Bavaria in the 19th century remains as much a mystery as his unsolved murder.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.