1. Beijing, China
   Berlin, Germany
2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
   St. Louis, Missouri

The Gateway Arch, which opened to the public in 1967, celebrates the westward expansion of the United States. It's 630 feet tall, which makes it the tallest arch in the world.

1. Copenhagen, Denmark
   Doha, Qatar
2. Mumbai, India
   San Francisco, California

The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the harbor off the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue, created by artist Edvard Eriksen, is only 4 feet tall, but, being bronze, weighs 385 pounds.

1. New York, New York
   Paris, France
2. Rome, Italy
   Seoul, South Korea

The artist, Auguste Rodin, originally considered calling it The Poet (Le Poète) -- but we all know this statue as The Thinker (Le Penseur). The Thinker can be seen at the Musée Rodin, in Paris, France.

1. Giza, Egypt
   Hanoi, Vietnam
2. Jakarta, Indonesia
   Marrakech, Morocco

It's believed The Great Sphinx, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human, was built by Ancient Egyptians on the west bank of the Nile River in Giza probably sometime between 2558–2532 BC, which would have been during the reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre. However, there is a differing theory that it was the Pharoah Khufu, Khafre's father, who had it -- and the pyramids -- constructed.

1. Birmingham, Alabama
   Las Vegas, Nevada
2. New Orleans, Louisiana
   Washington, D.C.

When city leaders had the opportunity to show off their city of Birmingham, Alabama, at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, they commissioned a statue of Vulcan to represent their industrious city -- and won the grand prize for best exhibit. In 1905, Vulcan was moved to Birmingham, where today he, atop his original pedestal, can be found on top of Red Mountain.

1. Dublin, Ireland
   Florence, Italy
2. Paris, France
   Venice, Italy

Sculpted from marble sometime between 130 and 100 BC, the Venus de Milo was found on the Greek island of Milos in 1820. Since 1821, the statue has been available for viewing to the public at the Louvre museum in Paris, France.

1. Arlington, Virginia
   Nashville, Tennesee
2. Palm Springs, California
   San Francisco, California

By presidential proclamation, the American flag flies 24/7 over the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, which was commissioned as a memorial to all Marines. It depicts the flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. During the summer, the U.S. Marine Corps holds evening Sunset Parades at the memorial, located near Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.

1. Phuket, Thailand
   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Siem Reap, Cambodia
   Sofia, Bulgaria

This Art Deco-style Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue of Jesus Christ, completed in 1931, overlooks Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the top of Mount Corcovado. In July 2007, Christ the Redeemer became one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

1. Barcelona, Spain
   Gulf Coast of Mexico
2. Johannesburg, South Africa
   San Jose Succotz, Belize

There are at least 17 basalt boulders carved, at some time before 900 BC, to represent human heads -- with flat noses, fleshy cheeks, and slightly crossed eyes. The heads can be found in the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico, which was once the Olmet civilization (part of Ancient Mesoamerica).

1. Eureka Springs, Arkansas
   Lake Charles, Louisiana
2. Natchez, Mississippi
   St. Simons Island, Georgia

Built in 1966 at the top of Magnetic Mountain, this 7-story-tall statue called Christ of the Ozarks can be found overlooking Eureka Springs, Arkansas. While some visitors have reported that the statue's eyes move, it's not true -- it's explained not by divine intervention, but by the movement of the sun's light.

1. Florence, Italy
   Los Angeles, California
2. Prague, Czech Republic
   Vienna, Austria

Although originally Michelangelo's David stood, for nearly 400 years, in front of Palazzo Vecchio, in Piazza della Signoria, today Michelangelo's Renaissance sculpture stands in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, an art museum in Florence, Italy. A replica of the statue also stands outside the Palazzo Vecchio.

1. Easter Island, Valparaiso Region, Chile
   Pompeii, Italy
2. Quito, Ecuador
   Teotihuacán, Mexico

Today, Easter Island (or ‘Rapa Nui’), which is roughly 2,250 miles northwest of Chile, is mostly uninhabited -- except for the Moai. Moai statues are believed to have been created between 1250-1500 AD. In 2008, a Finnish tourist was banned from the island for three years after he chipped off an ear from a Moai statue.

1. Athens, Greece
   Çanakkale, Turkey
2. Petra, Jordan
   Volgograd, Russia

The Motherland Calls statue, which stands on Volgograd’s Mamayev Kurgan Hill in Volgograd, Russia, is leaning, and perhaps a bit too much. It's been calculated the statue, which was dedicated to the WWII triumph at the Battle of Stalingrad, will likely topple when it finally tilts 10 inches -- which could happen at any time.

1. Badaling, China
   Crete, Greece
2. Pamukkale, Turkey
   Lantau Island, Hong Kong

The Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, can be found near Po Lin Monastery at Ngong Ping, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong, China. The statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, which was completed in 1993, also has three levels below, including the halls of the Universe, the halls of Benevolent Merit, and the halls of Remembrance.

1. California
   Florida
2. Montana
   North Dakota

Riding on I-94 near Gladstone in North Dakota? Take Exit 72 to enjoy the world's largest collection of scrap metal sculptures on the Enchanted Highway, which begins at Exit 72 and ends 32 miles away in the town of Regent -- where you can stay in The Enchanted Castle.

1. Colombo, Sri Lanka
   Jakarta, Indonesia
2. New Delhi, India
   Vientiane, Laos

Look up near the Jhandewalan metro stop, on the westbound train to Dwarka, and you'll see the 108-foot monkey-god, Hanuman, looking over New Delhi's Karol Bagh district. Hanuman, according to Hindu mythology, commands the monkey army.

1. Almaty, Kazakhstan
   Bangkok, Thailand
2. Chhukha, Bhutan
   Töv Province, Mongolia

The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, a 140-foot-tall statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, is part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex located on the bank of the Tuul River, outside Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. While visiting the statue, check out a replica of Genghis Kahn's famous golden whip.

1. Boston, Massachusetts
   Chicago, Illinois
2. Houston, Texas
   Seattle, Washington

"The Bean," as it was first nicknamed, is in Millennium Park at AT&T Plaza in Chicago, Illinois. Using liquid mercury as inspiration, artist Anish Kapoor completed Cloud Gate in 2006.

1. Auckland, New Zealand
   Bucharest, Romania
2. Rhodes, Greece
   Tripoli, Lebanon

The Colossus of Rhodes, a sculpture of the Greek god, Helios, was built in 280 BC on the island of Rhodes in Greece. It's believed that the statue, made of bronze, was originally about the same height as our Statue of Liberty. One of the seven wonders of the world, it was destroyed during an earthquake in 226 BC.

1. Ayutthaya, Thailand
   Lantau Island, Hong Kong
2. Sichuan Province, China
   Siem Reap, Cambodia

In the 8th cenutry, this Giant Buddha of Leshan was carved out of a hillside of Xijuo Peak, in Sichuan Province, China. The sculpture, which overlooks the confluence of the Dadu, Min, and Qingyi Rivers, is the largest Buddha in the world. And since 1996, has been on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

1. Pyongyang, North Korea
   Kathmandu, Nepal
2. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
   Sendai, Japan

Sendai Daikannon, a 330-foot-tall statue overlooking the city of Sendai, Japan, is the tallest statue of the Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva.The goddess is depicted in "wish-fulfilling Kannon" form, holding a gem in her hand.

1. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
   Brussels, Belgium
2. Prague, Czech Republic
   Vienna, Austria

He's only about two feet tall, but Manneken Pis, called "Brussel's Oldest Citizen," has made a splash in the city, where he's been relieving himself on the corner of rue du Chene and rue de l'Etuve since the 1960s. Today, he's considered a national symbol of Belgium, and is regularly dressed in costume.

1. Boise, Idaho
   Casper, Wyoming
2. Helena, Montana
   Keystone, South Dakota

About 30 miles outside of Rapid City, four U.S. presidents look down from 5,725 feet: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. It took three years for sculptor Gutzon Borglum to completely carve George Washington’s face into the granite.

1. Batman, Turkey
   Berat, Albania
2. Island of Delos near Mykonos, Greece
   Skopje, Macedonia

The now-dry Sacred Lake of Delos, across the road from the Terrace of Lions, is believed to be where the Ancient Greek god, Apollo, was born. There were originally thought to be 12 statues, although only seven remain, They are thought to have been dedicated to Apollo around 600 BC.

1. Bali, Indonesia
   Henan, China
2. Kawasaki, Japan
   Penang, Malaysia

Measuring from the base of the lotus pedestal it stands on to the top of the head, the Spring Temple Buddha, which represents the Vairocana Buddha, is the tallest statue in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Near the Foquan Temple, which was built during the Tang dynasty, this Buddha was erected in the 21st century.

1. New York, New York
   Stockholm, Sweden
2. Toronto, Canada
   Zürich, Switzerland

The Knotted Gun is a pro-peace sculpture depicting a Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a knotted barrel, created in the mid-1980s after the assassination of John Lennon. Today there are more than 20 copies of the Gun around the world, but to see the originals -- there were three -- you'll need to visit the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, European Commission in Kirchberg, Luxembourg, or Bagers plats, in Malmö, Sweden.

1. Bogotá, Colombia
   Brussels, Belgium
2. Frankfurt, Germany
   La Paz, Bolivia

You can thank artist Tom Frantzen for creating this humorous statue called, De Vaartkapoen. The bronze statue of two men, depicting a police officer being tripped by a man hiding in a sewer manhole, is located in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium.

1. Algiers, Algeria
   Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island
2. London, England
   Ottawa, Canada

It took sculptor Antonio Canova four years to carve this statue, which depicts the head of Napoléon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, on the body of the Roman god of war, Mars. Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker can be viewed at Apsley House, in London, England.

1. Athens, Greece
   Good Banana, Guyana
2. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
   Punta Gorda, Belize

The Artemision Bronze statue, also called the God from the Sea, is a larger-than-lifesized representation of either the Greek god Zeus or Poseidon. Created between 480–300 BC, the statue -- in two pieces -- was discovered at the bottom of the sea off Cape Artemision, in northern Euboea, in the 1920s. Today, you can see it at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

1. Durban, South Africa
   Haifa, Israel
2. Murudeshwar, India
   Sumatra, Indonesia

The town of Murdeshwar, in Bhatkal Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, India, is a coastal town on the Arabian Sea. It's famous for the Murdeshwar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva. While there, you'll also find the second-tallest Shiva statue in the world.

1. Ankara, Turkey
   Bogotá, Colombia
2. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
   Valencia, Spain

Pietà, which depicts Jesus across his mother, Mary's, lap after he was crucified, can be seen inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Michaelangelo completed the marble sculpture in 1499, and it was originally housed in the Chapel of Santa Petronilla, a Roman mausoleum.

1. Falkirk, Scotland
   Helsinki, Finland
2. Manchester, England
   Victoria, Seychelles

The Kelpies, which overlook the Forth & Clyde Canal, are a tribute to the history of horse power in Scotland. These two oversized horses can be found at The Helix, between Falkirk and Grangemouth in the Forth Valley.

1. Lisbon, Portugal
   Komotini, Greece
2. Paris, France
   Portland, Oregon

This statue of the goddess of Victory is a sculpture of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. It originally overlooked the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, on the island of Samothrace, Greece. Today you can see The Winged Victory at the Louvre in Paris, France, where she's been on display since 1883.

1. Buffalo, New York
   Chamberlain, South Dakota
2. Honolulu, Hawaii
   Las Vegas, Nevada

Installed in 2016, Dignity, the 50-foot Native American woman made of stainless steel, sits between Exits 263 and 265 on Interstate 90, near Chamberlain, South Dakota. The statue was a gift, inspired by Native American culture of the area and in celebration of South Dakota’s 125th anniversary of statehood.

1. Bantam, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
   Pattaya, Thailand
2. Rangpur, Bangladesh
   Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines

The Sacred Heart of Jesus was completed in 2015 in of Roxas City. Reaching 132 feet into the air, it's considered to be the largest life-like statue of Christ in the Philippines. In fact, the head, alone, is estimated to weigh 7 tons (which equals 14,000 pounds).

1. Angeles, Philippines
   Manado City, Indonesia
2. Mostar, Herzegovina
   Santiago, Chile

It debuted in 2010, but it took three years to construct Christ Blessing, also known as Kristus kase Berka, or Jesus Blesses. With its pedestal, it's nearly 160 feet tall.

1. Adiyaman Province, Turkey
   Damascus, Syria
2. Marrakesh, Morocco
   Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The large limestone statues atop Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dağ) in Adiyaman Province, Turkey, are believed to be deities the mausoleum Antiochus I ordered built for himself, during his reign of Commagene between 69 and 34 BC. It's been listed as a World Heritage Site since 1987.

1. Rio di Palazzo, Italy
   Singapore River, Singapore
2. Vltava River, Czech Republic
   Zayandeh River, Iran

Once known as the Edinburgh Bridge, the Cavenagh Bridge, which spans the Singapore River, has been the only suspension bridge in Singapore since it was completed in 1867. Today it's a pedestrian-only bridge, restricting anything -- including cattle and horses in addition to vehicles. It's also the site of the People of the River statues, sculptures of five boys diving into the river.

1. Berlin, Germany
   Havana, Cuba
2. Mörön, Mongolia
   Nicosia, Cyprus

The Victory Column, called Siegessäule in German and nicknamed Goldelse by Berliners, has a 25-foot statue of the goddess of Victory on its top. It was commissioned to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, Austro-Prussian War, and Franco-Prussian War.

1. Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
   Funafuti, Tuvalu
2. Hunan, China
   Tarawa, Kiribati

The Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes isn't the tallest statue in China, but at 325 feet tall, it's pretty close -- it's the fourth-tallest statue in China, and the seventh-tallest in the world. The statue, depicting Avalokitesvara, stands in Weishan, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.

1. Battambang, Cambodia
   Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
   Vientiane, Laos

Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan in local language, isn't actually a statue -- it's a park full of more than 200 Hindu and Buddhist statues. To visit, you'd need to travel to an area that's southeast of Vientiane, Laos, by the Mekong River.

1. Belgrade, Serbia
   Caracas, Venezuela
2. Naples, Italy
   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

There are copies of the Farnese Hercules, including at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece, as well as in the Antalya Museum in Turkey. This strikingly big sculpture is found in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy.

1. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
   Gdańsk, Poland
2. London, England
   Reykjavik, Iceland

Set in steel and standing more than 30 feet high, and wider than tall, the Maman, depicting a spider, is one of the world's largest sculptures. It's permanently located at Tate Modern, in London, England. Don't forget to look at the sac when you visit -- it's full of 26 marble eggs.

1. Istanbul, Turkey
   Minsk, Belarus
2. Wroclaw, Poland
   Zagreb, Croatia

While the main focus of this piece by Polish artist Jerzy Kalina, is a woman, the sculpture actually consists of 14 people -- her family members behind her. It was unveiled in Warsaw in 1977, and can now be seen at the intersection of Piłsudski and Świdnicka in Wroclaw, Poland.

1. Budapest, Hungary
   Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Odessa, Ukraine
   Warsaw, Poland

On the Pest side of the Danube Promenade, where Zoltan Street would meet the Danube if you extended the road, you'll find a stone embankment covered with 60 pairs of iron-forged shoes -- the Shoes on the Danube Bank. The statue is a memorial to those who were killed by the Arrow Cross Party-Hungarist Movement in Budapest, Hungary, during World War II.

1. Detroit, Michigan
   Fargo, North Dakota
2. San Antonio, Texas
   Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma, once called itself the "Oil Capital of the World" -- because it once sat on a large source of oil. This 75-foot-tall, 43,500-pound statue, the Golden Driller, is an oil worker, dedicated to the people in the petroleum industry. It's said that the oversized roughneck can withstand 200 mph winds.

1. Sao Paulo, Brazil
   Trujillo, Venezuela
2. Washington, D.C.
   Yucatán, Mexico

Since 1568, the Virgin Mary has been the spiritual patron saint of Trujillo. So it's not a big surprise that it's there that you'll find the world's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary, Venezuela's Peace Monument. Created in 1983 by sculptor Manuel de la Fuente, she holds a pigeon, a symbol of peace, in her right hand.

1. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
   Lanzhou, China
2. Nicosia, Cyprus
   Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

You'll find this 112-foot-tall steel statue of the Hindu deity Shiva at Coimbatore, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Designed by founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, it's meant to inspire the practice of yoga. Completed in early 2017, the Adiyogi Shiva statue has been named Largest Bust Sculpture by Guinness World Records.

1. Amarillo, Texas
   Dover, Delaware
2. Nilan, California
   Hallandale Beach, Florida

At the southeast corner of U.S. 1 and Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Hallandale Beach, Florida, you'll find the mythical winged stallion, Pegasus, slaying the dragon. The 11-story bronze statue is surrounded by fountains that provide music, fog, and LED lighting for the dragon's fire.

1. Kiev, Ukraine
   Lincoln Cathedral, England
2. Madrid, Spain
   Toulouse, France

Legend has it that one day when the Devil was feeling particularly spirited, he let his demons out to play. You can visit the grotesque from that story, the Lincoln Imp, in the angel choir in the Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincolnshire, England, where he sits high on a pillar.