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world war ii
In 1942, the Hershey Hotel Was a Chocolate-Scented POW Camp
Cockeysville, Maryland
National Electronics Museum
Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.
Corbera d'Ebre, Spain
Poble Vell de Corbera d'Ebre (Corbera d'Ebre Old Town)
The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.
american revolution
10 Things That You Have Secretly Been Dying to Know About the World of 'Hamilton'
bunkers
Meet the Hamptons' Most Elusive Character, the WWII Vet Who Lives in a Bunker
Alupka, Ukraine
Vorontsov Palace
This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.
Seattle, Washington
Panama Hotel and Tea Shop
This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Nyack, New York
Clausland Mountain Tunnels
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
war history
FOUND: The Site of a Notorious Roman Massacre
Broad Run, Virginia
Ruins of the Chapman Beverley Mill
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
cold war
How a Famed New Age Retreat Center Helped End the Cold War
PĂ¡jara, Spain
Villa Winter
Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.
England
Wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery
No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.
military history
How the Military Ran Its 1970s Psychic Intelligence Program—Many Memos, Naturally
nazis
Nazis Secretly Bred Angora Rabbits at Concentration Camps
Birmingham, England
Aston Hall
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
crime and punishment
Ill-Gotten Treasures of Ancient Crimea Are Flooding eBay
birdweek
The World War II Tool That Changed How We Listen To Birdsong
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