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Miami, Florida

Naval Air Station Richmond

Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.
Greenland dogs—crucial to the sledge patrol’s transport and defense—pull a patrolman’s sled.
dogs

How Greenland’s Dog-Sled Patrol Became Unsung Heroes of World War II

Patrolmen and pups scoured the icy landscape for secret German weather stations.
Jordan Friedman May 28, 2025
Reykjavik, Iceland

Holdsveikraspítalinn í Laugarnesi

The remains of a hospital that housed over 200 leprosy patients.
Chiriaco Summit, California

General Patton Memorial Museum

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.
Redcar, England

Redcar Sound Mirror

A World War I relic found in the middle of a modern residential area.
La Rochelle, France

Le Bunker De La Rochelle

Under the streets of La Rochelle, a former wartime bunker holds some surprising secrets.
Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.
Allinge, Denmark

The Russian Cemetery in Allinge

World War II Soviet Russian soldiers were buried on the Danish island after the war had ended.
Lytham, England

Lytham St Annes Spitfire Memorial

During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.
Oxford, England

Slade Camp

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.
Hamburg, Germany

Feldstraße Bunker

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.
Bad Bergzabern, Germany

Westwall Museum

This museum in the small German city offers a unique glimpse into World War II history.
Oost-, West- en Middelbeers, Netherlands

Imitation Airfield

This fake airfield was built as a decoy to protect a real airport from the Allied Forces.
The neuroscientist’s brain is brownish and small, but is otherwise virtually unchanged from the 1800s.
anatomy museums

A Man in 19th-Century Italy Preserved His Own Brain to Fight Eugenics

Visit Turin to see the organ—and learn how to preserve your own.
Dania Rodrigues February 18, 2025
Králíky, Czechia

‘K-S 14’ Infantry Bunker

Witness to Nazi occupation, this bunker has managed to soldier on to this day.
Norway

The Bugøy Cannon

Commemorating the story of how a small Norwegian village escaped destruction during World War II.
List

18 Impressive Examples of Brutalist Architecture

These massive, minimalist buildings from the midcentury still stand today.
Roxanne Hoorn January 17, 2025
Port Clinton, Ohio

Liberty Aviation Museum

Inside an airport, visitors can explore this museum where history takes flight.