Monuments in Washington

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.