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Ancient Hotel Moctezuma
Cuernavaca, Mexico

Moctezuma Plaza

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.
The collection comprises volumes from all over the world, including this handwritten holy book, composed on parchment in an Ethiopian monastery.
libraries

The Belgrade Book Collection That Survived War, Fascism, and Neglect

One family has kept it going—and growing—since 1720.
Bhavya Dore January 30, 2020
The Bullet-button
Varberg, Sweden

Bullet Button

This innocuous-looking button may have been used to assassinate a king.
German authorities with a 500-pound bomb discovered during construction work. Such discoveries are regular occurrences in cities that were bombed during World War II.
archaeology

What Happens When They Find a World War II Bomb Down the Street

In German cities, it means alerts, traffic, evacuations, and at least a little anxiety.
Andrew Curry January 27, 2020
A cyclist rides past the tank graveyard in 2016.
memorials

This Tank Graveyard Is a Monument to Eritrea's Struggle for Liberation

With Eritrea and Ethiopia finally at peace, a massive military junkyard takes on new meaning.
Frank Moens January 27, 2020
The Egg seen from the northeast corner, showing the peculiar round shape of the theater.
Beirut, Lebanon

The Egg

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
The Lanchester Diploma.
Durham, England

The Lanchester Diploma

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.
Tübingen, Germany

Silcher Monument

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Woodhall, England

Dambusters Memorial

This memorial pays homage to the Royal Air Force squadron that breached two important dams during World War II.
Monument to the Unknown Hero.
Beli Potok, Serbia

Monument to the Unknown Hero

Near Belgrade, an ancient-looking sarcophagus serves as a World War I monument.
19th-century hardware shop.
Lincoln, England

Museum of Lincolnshire Life

The charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.
In 1926, the Daughters of the American Revolution joined forces with the U.S. Military Academy to exhume the supposed burial site of Margaret Corbin.
cemeteries

The Missing Grave of Margaret Corbin, Revolutionary War Veteran

She's the only woman veteran honored with a monument at West Point. But where was she buried?
Shane Cashman January 14, 2020
The Corbin monument is near West Point's neoclassical Old Chapel.
West Point, New York

Margaret Corbin's Grave

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery
Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.
View South from Oliver's Castle
Wiltshire, England

Oliver's Fort and the Bloody Ditch

This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.
Warsaw, Poland

Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Glasgow, Scotland

Mugdock Gunsite

The remains of an anti-aircraft battery from World War II look out over Glasgow.
Battle of Picacho Pass monument.
Picacho, Arizona

Battle of Picacho Pass Monument

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.