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Hackensack, New Jersey
USS Ling Submarine
A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.
King's Lynn, England
SS Vina Shipwreck
The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
Lincoln, England
Lincoln Tank Memorial
The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Old Japanese Jail
This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
Loyalist St. Andrews
A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.
Grantsville, Maryland
Casselman River Bridge
This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.
Torcross, England
Exercise Tiger Memorial
A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.
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Found: The Lost Sword of a Civil War Hero
Col. Robert Gould Shaw led the Civil War’s first all-black regiment, a story depicted in the 1989 movie "Glory."
Darmstadt, Germany
The Ludwigshöhe
A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
Jumonville Glen
The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.
Essen, Germany
Villa Hugel
The monumental home of Prussia’s eccentric "Cannon King."
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The Wartime Posters That Tried to Shame Soldiers Away From STDs
“You can’t beat the Axis if you get VD.”
Koblenz, Germany
Augenroller (Eye Roller)
Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
Austin, Texas
Susanna Dickinson Museum
A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.
Valencia, Philippines
Cata-al World War II Museum
A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.
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The Legend of WWII's Bombsight Rapunzel
Mary Babnik Brown gave up her hair for the war, but it's unclear how it was used.
Gibraltar
Operation Tracer Cave
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Berlin, Germany
Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
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