World War II

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.

Formerly a munitions depot and World War II POW camp, now a nature reserve.

The remains of a legendary WWII weapon prototype.

The Cold War remnants of a nuclear missile launch site in the Northamptonshire countryside.

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.

Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.

The remains of a hospital that housed over 200 leprosy patients.

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.

A World War I relic found in the middle of a modern residential area.

Under the streets of La Rochelle, a former wartime bunker holds some surprising secrets.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

World War II Soviet Russian soldiers were buried on the Danish island after the war had ended.

During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

This museum in the small German city offers a unique glimpse into World War II history.