Atlas Obscura » World War II
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Atlas Obscura » World War II
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A 20th-century naval quarantine center is now a local park ..read more
Atlas Obscura » World War II
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A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester ..read more
Atlas Obscura » World War II
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An American lighthouse stands on an island cliffside in Taiwan ..read more
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2w ago
These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot ..read more
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A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II ..read more
Atlas Obscura » World War II
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These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot ..read more
Atlas Obscura » World War II
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World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard ..read more
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2M ago
This memorial commemorates where a Japanese commander surrendered to Allied forces on September 3, 1945 ..read more
Atlas Obscura » World War II
2M ago
This 19th-century church was built for Sicilian immigrants, survived World War II, and today stands on a landfill ..read more