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'Untitled'

Lyngvær, Norway

'Untitled'

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

Cemetery in 2015

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

She's on top of the world!

Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

Memorial to Félicette, the First Cat in Space

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

Graffiti from 1611.

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Cathedral's Antique Graffiti

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

19th Century wash-house viewed from the ramparts.

Beaune, France

Ramparts of Beaune

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

Damage to the rear of the tank

Bastogne, Belgium

McAuliffe Memorial and Sherman Tank

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

Romagne 14-18

Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, France

Romagne 14-18

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

Scars of shellfire.

La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France

Ouvrage La Ferté

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

Casemates overlooking Alzette River

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Sign at Fort Douaumont reads: Danger, Access Forbidden.

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Zone Rouge

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

Inside the ossuary

Marville, France

Marville Ossuary

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.

Douaumont Ossuary

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Douaumont Ossuary

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Trench of Bayonets

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Trench of Bayonets

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

Fighter jets at Chateau de Savigny-lès-Beaune.

Savigny-lès-Beaune, France

Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune

This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.

Jackson Sanatorium
Permanently Closed

Dansville, New York

Jackson Sanatorium

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

Pistol concealed inside a book, resistance fighters had to conceal weapons for operations

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Resistance Museum

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

Columns of the Temple of Augustus.

Barcelona, Spain

Columns of the Temple of Augustus

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

The baby drop-off.

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona's Baby Drop-off

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Landing, hallway
Permanently Closed

Berlin, Germany

Weissensee Abandoned Children's Hospital

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Alter Mauerturm

Berlin, Germany

DDR Watch Tower

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

The simple concrete exterior.

Berlin, Germany

Abandoned Iraqi Embassy

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

Information board added to the site by the German government in 2006

Berlin, Germany

Führerbunker Parking Lot

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Berlin Story Bunker

Berlin, Germany

Berlin Story Bunker

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

The U.S. Pizza Museum
Permanently Closed

Chicago, Illinois

The U.S. Pizza Museum

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

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