Memorials

An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.

The largest funeral ever held was for one of Tamil's most influential politicians.

This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist.

A memorial honoring a mathematician likely murdered by Taiwan's authoritarian government.

A Greek-inspired memorial garden to commemorate a former university president and a liberal influential intellectual

During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.

Memorial site commemorating the lost men of a French-speaking British battalion in World War I.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

Memorial marking the man who helped restore public rights access to the park in 1758.

This boulder commemorates thousands of Irish immigrants that were victims of "ship fever."

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.

The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.

A haunting memorial to those who lost their lives to the Nazi regime lies hidden in the woods.

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.