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These Civil War guns are located at Fort Washington in Maryland.

8 Historic Military Relics in Maryland

50 States of Wonder

See the Mysterious Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

Cochem, Germany

Bundesbank Bunker Cochem

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.

Auckland, New Zealand

Abandoned WWII Structures of Motutapu Island

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

During the Bengal Famine, rice was precious, but not necessarily scarce.

A ‘Forgotten Holocaust’ Is Missing From Indian Food Stories

One of Bengal’s greatest tragedies is overlooked in the West. It’s missing from cookbooks and food writing, too.

Sharanya Deepak September 17, 2020

Site of the Dongan Oak

Brooklyn, New York

Site of the Dongan Oak

The site of a fallen tree that protected Americans from British forces during the American Revolution.

Qshla Koya

Koysinjaq, Iraq

Qshla Koya

Qshla Koya is an Ottoman fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya.

Red Lodge, Montana

Chromium Mill Ruins

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

Heroes Plaza - National Medal of Honor Memorial

Pueblo, Colorado

Heroes Plaza - National Medal of Honor Memorial

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

Casemat at Langenboomseweg

Mill, Netherlands

Defensiekanaal

This vast World War II defense line was the site of a fierce battle.

Norfolk, Virginia

Mary Hardy MacArthur Memorial

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

The Human Shadow Etched in Stone.

Hiroshima, Japan

Human Shadow Etched in Stone

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

The War Mine

Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Naval Mine

This mine was once used to defend the coast from attack during World War II.

The State Chateau of Hluboká

Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia

The State Chateau of Hluboká

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

Carrickfergus Tank

Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Churchill Tank

A restored World War II Churchill Mark VII Tank now stands guard in Carrickfergus.

Virolahti, Finland

Abandoned Bunkers of Salpalinja

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

A look into the shelter.

Senju Shrine Bomb Shelter

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

L'œil de la Sorcière (The Witch’s Eye)

L'œil de la Sorcière (The Witch’s Eye)

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.