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Oolitic, Indiana
Statue of Joe Palooka
The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.
Milton Keynes, England
Bletchley Park
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Heidelberg, Germany
The Prinzhorn Collection
A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.
Montreal, Québec
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre and Museum
A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Forteresse de Mimoyecques
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
Willow Springs, Illinois
Red Gate Woods
The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
The Tanks of Flamenco Beach
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
Duncans Cove, Nova Scotia
Duncan's Cove Ruins
Explore the ruins of war and maritime history along this gorgeously ferocious North Atlantic seascape.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
45th Infantry Museum
A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.
Pniewo, Poland
The Ostwall Fortification
What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.
Gdańsk, Poland
Gdańsk Shipyard
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Chiavari, Italy
Colonia Fara
This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.
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Petersburg, Kentucky
USS Sachem Ruins
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Cowra, Australia
Japanese War Cemetery and Garden
Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.
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Guide to Islands You Don't Want to Visit, Pt.2
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
The Tunnels of Rabaul
This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.
St. Marys, Georgia
St. Marys Submarine Museum
Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.
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When Mickey Mouse Was Used to Get Children to Wear Gas Masks
The use of chemical warfare during World War II made for creative solutions back on the homefront.
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