Monuments

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.

A memorial overlooking a busy roadway is linked with the story of a 17th-century noblewoman’s legal battle for her inheritance.

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.