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Koracica, Serbia
Kosmaj Monument
This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.
Malička, Croatia
Petrova Gora
This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
Lviv, Ukraine
Citadel Inn
A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.
Shanklin, England
Shanklin Chine
This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.
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Rediscovering the Ruins of a Catastrophic WWI Explosion Everyone Forgot
Warren, New Hampshire
Redstone Missile
Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.
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Sorry, We Have No Imagery Here: When Google Earth Goes Blind
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques Island
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
Lambholm, Scotland
The Italian Chapel
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Monument to the Soviet Army
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Belfort, France
The Lion of Belfort
A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.
Etsaut, France
Chemin de la Mâture
This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
Dover, England
Dover Castle
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Belchite, Spain
The Ruins of Belchite
A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”
Singapore
Japanese Cemetery Park
From prostitutes to soldiers to business men, the dead in this graveyard are a microcosm of Singapore's history with Japan.
Budapest, Hungary
Hospital in the Rock
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Amna Suraka Prison
A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.
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