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Al-Shaheed Monument

Al-Shaheed Monument

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

Tréguennec, France

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Sandy Hook Nike Launch Site

Highlands, New Jersey

Sandy Hook Nike Launch Site

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Weldon Spring Disposal Site

St. Charles, Missouri

Weldon Spring Disposal Site

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

The Extreme Daylight Savings Time of World War II

You think one hour is bad? Europe's clocks were in chaos during the 1940s.

Jessie Guy-Ryan March 13, 2016

This coastal "farm" is no farm at all

Klamath, California

Klamath River Radar Station B71

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

Intricately Color-Coded Maps Marking Bomb Damage from the London Blitz

Mapping the tragic effects of the aerial bombardment on London’s landscape.

Anika Burgess March 11, 2016

Found: Secret Tunnels Underneath Naples

Two geologists were tipped off by a 90-year-old man who sheltered there during World War II.

Sarah Laskow March 11, 2016

Russia Recruits Combat Dolphins, Lists Perfect Teeth As Prerequisite

The dolphins would join a secretive program that once taught the animals how to kill.

Erik Shilling March 10, 2016

100 Wonders: The Iron Road

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy's Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Dylan Thuras March 10, 2016

Mt. Umunhum Cube

Los Gatos, California

Mt. Umunhum Cube

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Musuems guides on top of the bunker

Klaipėda, Lithuania

Memel-Nord Museum

A WWII museum that tries to reenact history.

America Almost Had a Disney Theme Park with a Slavery Section

Inside Disney's America, the doomed '90s project that almost sunk the company.

Jacqui Shine March 1, 2016

During WWII, the Only Men Getting Plastered for Oscar Night Were the Statuettes

Ella Morton February 26, 2016

Carbonniere Tower

Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, France

Carbonniere Tower

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

Permanently Closed

Danville, Virginia

AAF Tank Museum

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

Lakshmibai, The Warrior Queen Who Fought British Rule in India

She trained a regiment of women and led armies—with a baby in tow.

Urvija Banerji February 24, 2016

View from one of Green Lake's limestone reefs

Fayetteville, New York

Green Lakes State Park

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.