World War II

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

This World War II airfield enjoys a second life as a public park.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.

This bomb was once used as a church after it failed to detonate.

This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.