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The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius boasts a rather unusual monument to a western rocker who never set foot in the country but nonetheless had a profound effect on it. The intellectuals behind Lithuania's successful independence movement in the early 1990's were so inspired by the music of Frank Zappa that, using a bit of creative trickery, they convinced city leaders to allow an oversized bust of the offbeat musician's head to occupy a place of honor in the old town. Since 1995, a small park near the Belgian embassy has become a tribute to Zappa, receiving hordes of travelers who come to gaze at the visage of the man who created such classics as Joe's Garage, Chunga's Revenge, and Lumpy Gravy before he died in 1993. Guests at the luxurious Le Meridien Vilnius might want to pay a visit to this unique monument to one of rock 'n' roll's weirdest and most prolific practitioners.