Statues

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.