Weapons

This four-story steel sphere in Maryland was used to test biological weapons.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

Bomb tests and sheep ranchers share the world's largest military land base.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.