Monuments

The location of the site of one of the defining battles of feudal Japan is being fought over by two neighboring cities.

A towering sword embedded in the ground commemorates the legendary Slavic ruler.

A monument to one of the greatest matadors of all time.

For but one summer in 1975, this rural suburb became a busy tourist spot when a local girl claimed to have seen ghostly faces on an old stele.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

The urinal, known by many names and designated as a Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site for its simple and functional design, stands as a testament to old gay history in Norway.

Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.

A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.

One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

An unassuming set of tiles next to a mailbox mark the former location of one of the most famous springs in the city.

This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.

A confident and eccentric goat farmer boldly proclaimed his honor with an inscription on this woodland stone.