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Korean War

West Lafayette, Indiana

Cairo Skywatch Tower

The U.S. Air Force commissioned this tower during the Korean War to watch the sky for enemy aircraft.

Mafra Palace Library is home to a colony of itty-bitty bats that keep its many historic volumes safe from pests.

5 of Our Favorite Podcast Episodes About Wildlife in Unexpected Places

Life finds a way, from the bats that haunt and hunt in a majestic library to a bird sanctuary in one of the most dangerous places in the world.

The Podcast Team January 12, 2024

Exporting hair and, later, producing wigs helped turn South Korea into an economic powerhouse. Wig making was considered women's work, and it laid the foundation for the rise of women's labor unions in the country.

How Women—and Their Hair—Transformed South Korea

Newly fashionable in the 1960s, wigs brought millions of dollars into the war-ravaged country.

Wendy Wei March 30, 2022

Staff Sgt. Reckless Monument

Triangle, Virginia

Staff Sgt. Reckless Monument

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

The memorial cemetery at the Jeju 4·3 Peace Park.

The Bloody Past of Korea’s ‘Honeymoon Island’

Reckoning with a dark legacy at a time of great change.

Erin Craig May 11, 2018

Wall behind soldiers.

Washington, D.C.

The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A truck at the M*A*S*H shooting location.

Agoura Hills, California

MAS*H Filming Location

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Hudson, Massachusetts

American Heritage Museum

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.