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One of the tunnels from Project Riese.
nazis

Cheating Wonders: A New Nazi Gold Scam?

Eric Grundhauser August 21, 2015
places you can no longer go

Places You Can No Longer Go: Starfish Sites

Lucas Adams August 20, 2015
The School Where Germany Surrendered
Reims, France

The School Where Germany Surrendered

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.
The German War Graves of Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden, Germany

The German War Graves of Berchtesgaden

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Ligatne Secret Soviet Bunker
Ligatne, Latvia

Ligatne Secret Soviet Bunker

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Old Barracks
Trenton, New Jersey

Old Barracks Museum

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.
animals

The Reign of King Neptune, The Navy's $250 Million Pig

nazis

Exploring the Secret Nazi Tunnels Under a German Vacation Town

Luke Spencer July 28, 2015
sailors

How Do You Speak American? Mostly, Just Make Up Words

Sarah Laskow July 17, 2015
abandoned

Haunting Photos Of An Abandoned Air Force Base

Anika Burgess July 16, 2015
Put-in-Bay, Ohio

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Plot E
Seringes-et-Nesles, France

Oise Aisne American Cemetery, Plot E

This secret cemetery where no flag is allowed to fly holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.
tanks

FOUND: A German WWII Tank Hidden in a Basement

Sarah Laskow July 6, 2015
animals

Thomas Jefferson Built This Country On Mastodons

Cara Giaimo July 2, 2015
Fort of Graça
Elvas, Portugal

Fort of Graça

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Stern Plate of the USS Enterprise
River Vale, New Jersey

Stern Plate of the USS Enterprise

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.
Facility on the site of Unit 731
Harbin, China

Unit 731 Museum

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.
military history

The Myth of the Bamboo Pentagon: The Vietnam War's Phantom Enemy Headquarters

Eric Grundhauser June 22, 2015