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The guard tower.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thorp Building Navy Guard Towers

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
Rear of Grant's cabin at City Point
Hopewell, Virginia

Grant's Headquarters at City Point

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Permanently Closed
M-74 Nike Missile Tracking and Control Site.
Waukesha, Wisconsin

M-74 Nike Missile Tracking and Control Site.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.
March 1981.
art

Get Lost in a Cold Warrior's Illustrated Calendar History of the 1980s

Find Reagan side-by-side with pagan holidays.
Sarah Laskow June 14, 2018
Moody mushrooms form the eponymous cloud.
art

These Mushroom Clouds Are Made From Actual Mushrooms

A team of artists create horror out of fungi.
Anne Ewbank June 13, 2018
The Fiedler family poses in front of their home on Tongshan Road.
museums

The Hidden History of Shanghai's Jewish Quarter

As Hitler rose to power, the city welcomed refugees.
Courtney Lichterman June 13, 2018
The old Martins Bank in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England

Martins Bank Building

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.
The museum in 2012.
Shanghai, China

Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.
The bundle of World War II cash is valued at over $2 million dollars.
money

Found: A Wad of World War II Bills Worth Over $2 Million

The cash, discovered under an English retail store, is a priceless find.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 12, 2018
Reconstruction of a catapult.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolian Military Museum

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.
Diplomats in Guangzhou have been experiencing strange symptoms.
mystery

The Mysterious Illness Affecting U.S. Diplomats in Cuba Has Spread to China

Scientists still haven’t figured out why or how the symptoms started.
Sarah Laskow June 7, 2018
Permanently Closed
Redmond, Washington

Nike Nuclear Missile Site S-13/14

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.
Gålö Seal Training Station
Haninge C, Sweden

Gålö Seal Training Station

This secret facility trained seals for the Swedish navy during the Second World War.
Bomber wreckage and sweeping views.
Bellvue, Colorado

B-17 Bomber Crash Site

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.
Treaty of Paris Plaque
Paris, France

Treaty of Paris Plaque

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.
Gastro Obscura

Nanaimo Bar

From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Richmond, California

Nike Missile Radar Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
Base of the lamp post; the small door can be seen towards the top of the photo.
London, England

Audley Square Spy Lamp Post

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.