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War History

Jolon, California

Mission San Antonio de Padua

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

Brattle Book Shop.

Travel Back in Time and Uncover Old-World Charm in Boston

From a beloved bookshop dating back to 1825 to a stunning hotel that served as a jail for over a century, these sites transport you to another time.

Sponsored by Meet Boston

Shoyoen

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Shoyoen

This unique blend of Japanese and Western architecture provides a glimpse into the lives of the Japanese elites who once ruled Taiwan.

Kirkee War Cemetery

Kirkee War Cemetery

This neatly maintained cemetery honors the sacrifice of the brave soldiers who laid down their lives during World War I and World War II.

Hillsboro, West Virginia

Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

Secret Spitfires Memorial

Salisbury, England

Secret Spitfires Memorial

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

William the Conqueror's Dining Stone

Hastings, England

William the Conqueror's Dining Stone

Tradition says that William the Conqueror dined on this stone after landing his Norman invasion fleet nearby.

Bloomfield, Missouri

The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library

The first military newspaper in U.S. history was printed in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Sponsored by Visit Missouri

Hale Air Raid Siren

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Viksø Helmets

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

King Gustav Vasa Knife Incident Plaque

This bronze marker acknowledges an embarrassing royal blunder.

Fort Myers, Florida

Punta Rassa Telegraph Station

A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.

Trogir, Croatia

Crkva Sv. Sebastijana (Church of St. Sebastian)

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

St Mary Redcliffe Tram Rail

Bristol, England

St. Mary Redcliffe Tram Rail

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.

No images of Tarenorerer have survived today: However, this portrait shows an Aboriginal woman from southern Tasmania, a contemporary of Tarenorerer, and perhaps the best example we have of what Tarenorerer might've worn and looked like.

The Fierce Female Warrior Who Fought Tasmania’s Colonizers

An Aboriginal woman from northwest Tasmania, Tarenorerer became one of the war's most feared soldiers.

Valorie Castellanos Clark March 13, 2024

Kiangan, Philippines

Kiangan National Shrine

This memorial commemorates where a Japanese commander surrendered to Allied forces on September 3, 1945.

Westminster, Vermont

Grave of William French

This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.

Pensacola, Florida

Chappie James Museum

A small museum celebrating the life of the first Black four-star general in Air Force history.