Monuments in the United States

This grassy field marks the site of a surprising religious conflict.

A memorial dedicated to a traveling circus elephant killed by a lightning strike in 1972.

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

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

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.

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

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.

Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.

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

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.

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.

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.