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FARC rebels in their field kitchen during breakfast hours at the 10th Guerrilla Conference, where the peace accord was being ratified by on September 23, 2016.
food

How to Feed 10,000 Rebel Fighters for 50 Years

Researchers are studying the cooking traditions of the FARC, Colombia's disarmed guerrilla group.
María Paula Rubiano A. July 13, 2021
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cotton Tree

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.
Cheb, Czechia

Wallenstein's Death Room

The room where the famous commander of the Catholic forces was murdered by Irish assassins during the Thirty Years' War has been reconstructed with many of his original possessions.
architecture

The Khmer Rouge Survivor Who Recruited the World’s Most Famous Architect

The Sleuk Rith Institute, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, will offer a different view of memory and justice.
Amos Zeeberg May 11, 2021
A depiction of a group of Tlingit people performing a war dance before the 1802 attack on the Russian trading post.
forts

Found: The Lost Tlingit Fort That Defended Alaska From Russian Attack

It also set in motion the process that made the vast territory part of America.
Zach Zorich February 18, 2021
Both Wu Tseng-dong's knives and his forge have become a tourist draw.
food

The Blacksmith Turning Decades of Chinese Bombs Into Kitchen Tools

Years of war produced these unusual souvenirs.
Clarissa Wei February 3, 2021
Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Greeneville, Tennessee

Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.
The Dadivank monastery is an example of Armenian church architecture, located in Azerbaijan and watched by Russian peacekeepers.
churches

Cultural Heritage Is Caught Up in the Conflict Over Nagorno-Karabakh

A priest fights to defend an ancient monastery after a quick, decisive war.
Tom Mutch December 10, 2020
Rome, Italy

Monument to the Fallen of Dogali

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
The Queen's Sconce
Nottinghamshire, England

Queen's Sconce

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.
Jennie Wade House
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Jennie Wade House

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Saddam Hussein's face decorates the door of a gold shop in the Jabal Amman neighborhood of Amman. The owner, Adeeb, says his father studied in Baghdad before returning to Jordan and joining the intelligence service.
art

The Country That Still Considers Saddam Hussein a Hero

The dictator's face crops up on cars, playing cards, watches, and even Instagram.
Jason Ruffin October 14, 2020
Carnlough, Northern Ireland

Paddy the Pigeon Plaque

A harbor town pays tribute to a heroic wartime carrier pigeon.
These Civil War guns are located at Fort Washington in Maryland.
Itinerary

8 Historic Military Relics in Maryland

50 States of Wonder
Samantha Chong
Auckland, New Zealand

Abandoned WWII Structures of Motutapu Island

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.
Red Lodge, Montana

Chromium Mill Ruins

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.
Virolahti, Finland

Abandoned Bunkers of Salpalinja

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.
Soule’s Grave.
Denver, Colorado

The Grave of Silas Soule

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.