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World War II

Mont Faron Memorial

The national memorial to France's "Second D-Day."

West Hollywood, California

Soviet Veterans Memorial

The only World War II memorial in the United States dedicated to veterans of the former Soviet Union.

Leipzig, Germany

Grave of Marinus van der Lubbe

Ninety years after his execution, the man accused of starting the Reichstag fire was given a final resting place.

Johnshaven, Scotland

East Mathers Lime Kiln

An 18th-century industrial site, repurposed in WWII, along the wild North Sea coast.

Helsinki, Finland

Submarine Vesikko

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

Žanis Lipke Memorial

This atmospheric museum honors a family who hid Jews during the Nazi occupation of Latvia.

Little Chart, England

St. Mary's Church Ruins

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.

Inside the Rothko Chapel

These Monuments Showcase the Beauty of Brutalism

Simplicity can be powerful in the right architect’s hands.

The Podcast Team July 26, 2025

Flight Monument at Anten

An American crash site from WWII is marked deep in a Swedish forest.

Leusden, Netherlands

Sovjet Ereveld (Soviet Field of Honor)

A cemetery in the Netherlands honors Soviet soldiers from World War II.

Siersthal, France

Simserhof

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

Mount Davis and Jubilee Batteries

Abandoned British military fortifications, slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Chiriaco Summit, California

Desert Training Center

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

Nordkapp, Norway

Honningsvåg Bamse Statue

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.

Zedelgem, Belgium

Vloethemveld

Formerly a munitions depot and World War II POW camp, now a nature reserve.

Lincolnshire, England

Petwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb

The remains of a legendary WWII weapon prototype.

Harrington, England

RAF Harrington

The Cold War remnants of a nuclear missile launch site in the Northamptonshire countryside.

Utrecht, Netherlands

The Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum)

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.