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World War II

Helsinki, Finland

Submarine Vesikko

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

Žanis Lipke Memorial

This atmospheric museum honors a family who hid Jews during the Nazi occupation of Latvia.

Little Chart, England

St. Mary's Church Ruins

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.

Inside the Rothko Chapel

These Monuments Showcase the Beauty of Brutalism

Simplicity can be powerful in the right architect’s hands.

The Podcast Team July 26, 2025

Flight Monument at Anten

An American crash site from WWII is marked deep in a Swedish forest.

Leusden, Netherlands

Sovjet Ereveld (Soviet Field of Honor)

A cemetery in the Netherlands honors Soviet soldiers from World War II.

Siersthal, France

Simserhof

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

Mount Davis and Jubilee Batteries

Abandoned British military fortifications, slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Chiriaco Summit, California

Desert Training Center

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

Nordkapp, Norway

Honningsvåg Bamse Statue

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.

Zedelgem, Belgium

Vloethemveld

Formerly a munitions depot and World War II POW camp, now a nature reserve.

Lincolnshire, England

Petwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb

The remains of a legendary WWII weapon prototype.

Harrington, England

RAF Harrington

The Cold War remnants of a nuclear missile launch site in the Northamptonshire countryside.

Utrecht, Netherlands

The Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum)

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.

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.

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.