Lahoisk District, Belarus
Khatyn Memorial Complex
A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.
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Lahoisk District, Belarus
A symbolic graveyard for the villages that perished during the Nazi invasion of Belarus.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Brest, Belarus
Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.
Mitrovica, Kosovo
Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.
Jasenovac, Croatia
Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.
Nottingham, England
This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.
Almaly, Kazakhstan
An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.
Štulac, Serbia
Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.
Kruševac, Serbia
Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.
Concord, New Hampshire
The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
Vienna, Austria
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.
Nye, Nevada
Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.
Torà, Spain
This medieval fortification has weathered the centuries better than any other structure from its era.
Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
Stuttgart, Germany
Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.
Wrangell, Alaska
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.