Memorials

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

This statue of the legendary Austrian composer is hidden in the center of an Italian town.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

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

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.

Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

These Stolpersteine located in Spain honor Republican soldiers who perished at the hands of Nazis after the fall of France.

The first place where the scientific innovation known as radar was first demonstrated in Britain.

Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

Near Belgrade, an ancient-looking sarcophagus serves as a World War I monument.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history, this memorial has faced its fair share of backlash.