World War I

A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II.

This abandoned but well-preserved Prussian fortress sits abandoned in a Polish forest near the German border.

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.

The ghostly remains of a gunpowder mill lost in 70 hectares of thick woods.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.

The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

The last original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.

Dedicated to the 63 local women who served the country during World War I.

A piece of telecommunications history.