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Weapons

Sentrum, Norway

Cannonball in Tollbugata

A cannonball fired during a war against Sweden is wedged in the wall of this old post office.

Pikeville, North Carolina

Cruise Missile in a Parking Lot

A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.

Rear deck and back door to the Annapolis Maritime Museum

Annapolis, Maryland

Oyster Wars Cannon

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

Alresford Spy Toilet

This Public Bathroom in a Sleepy English Village Was an Epicenter for Cold War Espionage

Located across from a bookstore in Alresford, England, this public toilet served as an information superhighway for spies.

The Podcast Team June 28, 2025

Aldershot, England

World War I Firing Walls

These remnants of World War I firing walls can be found in the woodlands of Aldershot.

Shivsrushti

A historical theme park based on the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Helsinki, Finland

Aerial Defence Memorial

An old anti-aircraft cannon.

Cannon of Banastarim

This 16th-century cannon is thought to be the oldest piece of forge-welded wrought iron in India.

St Martin’s Rotunda, Prague

13 Places With Cannonballs Stuck in Them

Lodged into the side of churches, towers, and apartment signs, these hidden reminders of war are surprisingly common.

Roxanne Hoorn January 24, 2025

Phoenix, Arizona

‘Release the Fear’

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

San Francisco, California

St. Francis of the Guns

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

Nitra, Slovakia

The Sword of Pribina

A towering sword embedded in the ground commemorates the legendary Slavic ruler.

Hamilton, Ontario

The Dragon's Lair Unleashed

A store that specializes in realistic replicas of pop culture weaponry.

San Marino, San Marino

Cava dei Balestrieri

Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.

Twelve Pound Howitzer

In the courtyard of a popular museum stands a piece of artillery from 1859.

Podcast: Okomfo Anokye's Sword

In a courtyard in Kumasi, Ghana, you’ll find a sword planted in the ground more than 300 years ago.

The Podcast Team May 3, 2023

A sculpture of the Dover Demon, a cryptid supposedly seen in Massachusetts in the 1970s, on display at the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.

Take a Podcast Tour of Some of the World's Most Unusual Museums

Visiting some of our favorite very specific collections from the last two years.

April White April 5, 2023

Hawthorne Ordnance Museum

Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne Ordnance Museum

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.