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Mumbai, India
Afghan Church
A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.
Kilmacolm, Scotland
'The Lost XVII'
A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.
music
Podcast: The Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Devinska Kobyla Missile Base
A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.
Alexandria, Virginia
Braddock Road Cannon
This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.
Sheffield, England
Hillsborough Barracks
This commercial and retail center was crafted from walled military barracks.
Musselburgh, Scotland
Former Edenhall Hospital
The abandoned buildings of a hospital that saw most of its activity during the World Wars.
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Tulip Bulb Soup: the Dutch Dish Born From Tough Times
Once used as a survival food during World War II, these flower bulbs are making their way onto restaurant menus.
Baltimore, Maryland
Grove of Remembrance
This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.
Trutnov, Czechia
Fort Stachelberg
This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.
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Podcast: Clausland Mountain Tunnels
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Athens, Greece
Caves of Filopappou Hill
These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.
Brandy Station, Virginia
Graffiti House
At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
Stubbert's Point Battery
Alongside a scenic road are the remains of crumbling World War II gun emplacement.
Longniddry, Scotland
Aberlady Bay Submarine Wrecks
Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.
Milford, Connecticut
Liberty Rock
This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.
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Terezín, Czechia
Theresienstadt (Terezín Concentration Camp)
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
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