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Chantilly, Virginia
Yi Sun-Shin Monument
The parking lot of a northern Virginia shopping center is host to a monument to Korea’s greatest naval commander, to include a scale model replica of the Turtle Boat he made famous.
Skopje, North Macedonia
The Ship of Doom
A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians
Arlington, Virginia
USS Maine Memorial
A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.
Iquitos, Peru
Ayapua Boat Museum
In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.
Cabo San Pablo, Argentina
El Desdemona Shipwreck
A remote shipwreck at the end of the world.
Salem, Massachusetts
Schooner Fame of Salem
Sail on this replica of the first American privateer vessel to make a capture during the War of 1812.
sailors
The Atlas Obscura Audio Guide to Maine’s Wilderness
Explore the state’s coastline alongside locals who draw inspiration from its rugged beauty.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Rose Dorothea Schooner Model
Half-scale model of a historic ship in the children's section of Provincetown Public Library.
Boston, Massachusetts
USS Cassin Young
This historic World War II ship is one of only 4 Fletcher-class destroyers remaining worldwide.
Port Melbourne, Australia
Port Melbourne Lighthouses
A pair of beacons from the 1920s guide ships steering a course to Melbourne.
disasters
Port Royal: The Rise and (Literal) Fall of a Booming Pirate City
Port Royal, Jamaica was a haven for pirates and privateers—until it was swallowed by the sea.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey
This historic vessel on display in Massachusetts made a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
The Lagoda
The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.
Liverpool, England
Lusitania Propeller
One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.
Southampton, England
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial
A memorial marking the original departure point for the two ships carrying the early English settlers to the New World.
Kinston, North Carolina
CSS Neuse II
The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.
Utrecht, Netherlands
Castellum Hoge Woerd
This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.
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Titanic's Legacy: Our Favorite Reads
The world's fastest glacier, Chartreuse jelly, and other stories connected to the doomed ocean liner.
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