Military

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The only remaining U-boat that is still floating never actually saw any action in World War II.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.