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View of the arches of the San Gil barracks.
Madrid, Spain

Arches of the San Gil Barracks

The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.
Museum of Badger Army Ammunition
North Freedom, Wisconsin

Museum of Badger Army Ammunition

Housed inside a former munitions plant that was once one of the largest in the country.
Beehive Casemate sandstone tunnels
Sydney, Australia

Beehive Casemate

A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.
Mongol warriors often had three or four horses each to maintain the army's fast pace. Soldiers preferred riding mares for their nutrient-rich milk.
military history

Did Khutulun and Other Warrior Women Actually Fight in the Mongol Army?

From wielding lethal bows to commanding troops, the female soldiers of the Central Asian steppe were formidable foes.
Sarah Durn July 12, 2022
CH-54A (H54A) Tarhe "Sky Crane."
Newport News, Virginia

Army Transportation Museum Foundation

A collection of vehicles across American military history.
A CEA Demining team scours a wedge of land next to a rail line at the outskirts of Bologna, Italy.
military history

Tagging Along With Italy's Unexploded Bomb–Hunters

There's less and less for the country's demining companies to find. Sometimes they pine for the good old days.
Alessio Perrone June 17, 2022
T-486 Patriot.
Corinne, Utah

ATK Rocket Garden

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
The Caisson with the Hayling Island Landing in the background
Hayling Island, England

Mulberry Harbour Wreck

This concrete monster of a wreck lies in the mouth of Langstone Harbour as a monument to the incredible history of D-Day.
Bunker from the front
Sudbury, Massachusetts

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.
The central cieling mural
Guadalajara, Mexico

Hospicio Cabañas

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.
Within the flat enclose of the D-shaped fort
Monreith, Scotland

Barsalloch Fort

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.
forests

Podcast: Chemin de la Mâture

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 5, 2022
The Black griffin-riding Queen Calafia is the fierce namesake of California.
vikings

6 Epic Female Warriors You Don’t Want to Mess With

From California’s mythic warrior queen to the swole women of Sparta to female hunters in ancient Peru.
Sarah Durn March 30, 2022
Lots of beaver activity across the preserve including some visible from the trail. [Baby beaver swimming with a stick, April, 2024]
Hamilton, Ohio

Fernald Preserve

A former nuclear facility during the Cold War turned nature preserve.
music

Podcast: The Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 29, 2022
military history

Podcast: The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 28, 2022
Frankfurt, Germany

Alter Flugplatz Frankfurt am Main

Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.
A view of the fort.
Clacton-on-Sea, England

Jaywick Martello Tower

Visit the remains of a 19th-century defensive fort on the British coast.