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Military

Oxford, England

Slade Camp

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

Helsinki, Finland

Aerial Defence Memorial

An old anti-aircraft cannon.

Port Clinton, Ohio

Liberty Aviation Museum

Inside an airport, visitors can explore this museum where history takes flight.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

African American Military History Museum

This Hattiesburg museum honors Black Americans who have served in the military, highlighting homegrown heroes.

Victoria Lines

These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.

Bottles range from bourbon to whiskey to gin.

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The Return of 'The Squadron Bottle,' a San Francisco Tradition

Anyone with a military ID can have a shot at this famed bar.

Anne Ewbank October 8, 2024

Pembroke, Malta

White Rocks Abandoned Complex

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.

Dorset, England

Valentine Tank Wrecks

The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.

Boalsburg, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Military Museum

A history of the U.S. military, with a focus on Pennsylvania's contributions.

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Guomao Community

High rises built to house displaced military personnel and their families form a unique cylindrical shape.

Mabalacat, Philippines

K-9 Cemetery

A memorial for military police dogs in the former U.S. air base.

Bloomfield, Missouri

The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library

The first military newspaper in U.S. history was printed in Bloomfield, Missouri.

James Bond’s Jetpack Escape in ‘Thunderball’ Almost Didn’t Happen

At least not as initially planned.

Jennifer Byrne April 25, 2024

Podcast: Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

An institution dedicated to honoring Black American military history got its start in one man's garage.

The Podcast Team February 22, 2024

Glasgow, Scotland

Meikle Bin Plane Crash Site

The remains of a 70-year-old military aircraft crash landing still sit on this Scottish hillside.

Bitola, North Macedonia

Abandoned Yugoslavian F-86E Fighter Jets

These dilapidated planes are now a canvas for graffiti artists.

Mafra Palace Library is home to a colony of itty-bitty bats that keep its many historic volumes safe from pests.

5 of Our Favorite Podcast Episodes About Wildlife in Unexpected Places

Life finds a way, from the bats that haunt and hunt in a majestic library to a bird sanctuary in one of the most dangerous places in the world.

The Podcast Team January 12, 2024

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv displays installations made of weapons and equipment from the war.

How Ukraine’s Museum Curators Are Risking Life and Limb to Document the War

Working to preserve memory, as history unfolds in real time.

Tom Mutch January 11, 2024