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General Sickle's Wound Marker

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

General Sickles's Wound Marker

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

Gideon Green Memorial Stone

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland

Gideon Green Memorial Stone

This stone pays homage to the diaries written by Gideon Bonnivert.

Monuments Garden

Edinburgh, Scotland

Monuments Garden

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

Jade collected from the coast of Itoigawa.

Itoigawa, Japan

The Jade Coast

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Runstenskullen (The Rune Stone Hill)

Runstenskullen (The Rune Stone Hill)

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

One of the best preserved charity stones in Istanbul, outside the İmrahor Mosque in the Üsküdar district.

The Forgotten Stones That Still Inspire Turks to Help Their Neighbors

A tradition of anonymous charity lives on in the age of COVID-19.

Jennifer Hattam August 24, 2020

7 of Montana's Spellbinding Stone Structures

50 States of Wonder

Hob Moor and Plague Stones

Hob Moor and Plague Stones

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.

A stonemason and an industrial climber inspect the inside of the Freiburg Minster's steeple.

Caring for the Soaring Beauty of a Centuries-Old Stone Cathedral

The stonemasons of the Freiburg Minster in southern Germany go to great lengths—and heights.

Winnie Lee August 10, 2020

Lapidarium

An open-air museum dedicated to tombstones and roadside stone monuments.

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall, England

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.

Sesshōseki (Killing Stone)

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Ponte di Tiberio (Bridge of Tiberius)

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

The monoliths of Palau, 2013.

Badrulchau Stone Monoliths

These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.

The cubic altar

Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Selva di Malano

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Route 50 Tombstone

Little Hocking, Ohio

Route 50 Tombstone

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

Nelson's Monument

Glasgow, Scotland

Nelson Monument Glasgow

One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.