World War II

The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.

This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.