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Military

Marseille, France

Sherman Tank of Marseille’s Liberation (Jeanne d’Arc)

A surprising relic of WWII, sitting boldly in a Marseille street.

Shaniwar Wada

This 18th century Marathi fort is adorned with a spiked front gate meant to repel enemy elephants.

Siersthal, France

Simserhof

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, passes over the flight line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 9, 2024

Who Swarmed Langley Air Force Base With Drones?

For 17 nights in 2024, unidentified drones circled the historic Air Force base. To this day, no official explanation has been given.

The Podcast Team June 19, 2025

Chiang Statues in Beitou

An otherwise typical Beitou alley is home to statues of Chiang Kai-shek and his son.

Harrington, England

RAF Harrington

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

National Military Museum of Egypt

An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.

Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Umm Al Quwain Wall

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.

Crow Agency, Montana

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

Redcar, England

Redcar Sound Mirror

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

Kinston, North Carolina

CSS Neuse II

The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Cairo Skywatch Tower

The U.S. Air Force commissioned this tower during the Korean War to watch the sky for enemy aircraft.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Castellum Hoge Woerd

This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.

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.