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Giant MacAskill’s Grave
46.2875, -60.5399
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44.3884, -65.2148
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The Sun Set Off 4,000 Sea Mines During the Vietnam War
Only now do scientists fully understand just how strong a 1972 solar storm was.
Washington, D.C.
General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
Glasgow, Scotland
Spitfire LA198
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
military history
This Century-Old Wartime Crater Is Still Visible From Space
The massive Lochnagar Crater, as seen from a satellite.
Zossen, Germany
Winkel Towers of Zossen
Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.
cold war
When Georgia Shrimpers Hauled Cuban Refugees
How a standoff with Castro knocked a hole in the shrimping village of Thunderbolt.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain
The Cerro de la Oliva Trenches
Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.
Pennapiedimonte, Italy
Tavole dei Briganti
Inscriptions found in the Majella mountains reveal stories of resistance and rebellion after the unification of Italy.
Baguio, Philippines
Old Diplomat Hotel
This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.
Madrid, Spain
Peironcely 10
An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.
cemeteries
In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread
During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Lend-Lease Monument
This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.
British Virgin Islands
Kodiak Queen
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
cemeteries
Union Soldiers Buried Their Dead in Robert E. Lee’s Garden
Before Arlington was a national cemetery, it was the Lee homestead, and then a tent city for occupying troops.
Timor-Leste
Escola do Reino de Haudere Ruins
A surprisingly large and sturdy ruin on the outskirts of a remote village.
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Belgian Monument
This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.
Palermo, Italy
The Martorana
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Accra, Ghana
Black Star Square
An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.
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