Memorials

Engraved in stone on a little Island are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

A tribute to the students and teachers who lost their lives during the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The remains of a legendary WWII weapon prototype.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

A haunting memorial to Africans kidnapped and lost at sea during the slave trade.

Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.

A memorial to victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.

This memorial marks a long-gone church in Old Goa.

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.