Monuments

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.

An Asante king spent four years in exile in a house on this very spot.

Perhaps the smallest monument dedicated to one of Great Britain's longest serving monarchs.

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

This metal monument marking the middle of Belgium represents three regions coming together to form one country.

This once-abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

A replica of an ancient alien-like idol humorously represents spectacles in a corner of this shrine complex.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.

The geographic midpoint of the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.

A sculpture dedicated to this town’s rich shipbuilding heritage.

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.