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    • Aalto’s Highlights in Finland
    • A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
    • Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast
    • Belgrade War Heritage – From WWII to the Yugoslav Wars
    • The Cold War in Hungary – Military Collections, Leftovers & More
    • Communist Highlights in Prague and the Czech Republic
    • Communist Relics in Bucharest
    • Frank Lloyd Wright in California
    • JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas
    • Minsk – A Soviet Capital of the New Millennium
    • Places with a Soviet Flavor in Saint Petersburg
    • The Red Army in Hungary – Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    • Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Second Chapter
    • Soviet and East German Relics North of Berlin
    • Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
    • Stalin in Georgia
    • Stalin’s Skyscrapers
    • Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
    • A Walk in Kiev – From Medieval Town to Post-Soviet Metropolis
    • A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time
    • Wünsdorf – Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
    • WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
  • Ghost Sites    
    • The Aerospace Valley
    • A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
    • Air Museums in the Former GDR
    • Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast
    • Aircraft and Missiles Around Tucson
    • The Atlantic Wall in Denmark
    • The Atlantic Wall – Off the Beaten Track
    • Base Tuono – Cold War Surface-To-Air Missiles in Italy
    • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – First Chapter: Duga Radar and Military Village
    • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – Second Chapter: Nuclear Power-Plant & Nearby Villages
    • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone – Third Chapter: Pripyat
    • The Cold War in Hungary – Military Collections, Leftovers & More
    • Forgotten Cold War Bases Around Prague
    • Forst Zinna – A Soviet Ghost Base in Germany
    • Former Soviet and East German Military Bases in the GDR – Pictures from Above
    • The German Inner Border – GDR vs. FRG
    • Hitler’s Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
    • Hitler’s Wonder Weapons in Northern France
    • Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
    • Peenemünde Army Research Facility
    • Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania
    • The Red Army in Hungary – Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    • The Salpa Line – Finland’s Anti-Soviet Barrier
    • Secret Soviet Missile Bases in the GDR
    • Soviet Airbases in the GDR – First Chapter
    • Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Second Chapter
    • Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Third Chapter
    • Soviet and East German Relics North of Berlin
    • Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
    • Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
    • Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
    • Soviet ‘Monolith’ Nuclear Bunkers in Poland – Survivors & Ghosts
    • Soviet SS-12 Scaleboard Nuclear Missiles in the GDR
    • Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
    • STASI Prisons and Headquarters in Berlin and the GDR
    • Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
    • Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
    • Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR
    • Wolfsschlucht II – Hitler’s Forgotten Headquarters in France
    • World War I Trenches in the Saint-Mihiel Salient
    • Wünsdorf – Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
  • Museums    
    • Aalto’s Highlights in Finland
    • The Aeronautical Museum of Belgrade
    • Aerospace Museum of California – Sacramento
    • The Aerospace Valley
    • A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
    • Air Museums in the Former GDR
    • Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast
    • Aircraft and Missiles Around Tucson
    • The Atlantic Wall in Denmark
    • Base Tuono – Cold War Surface-To-Air Missiles in Italy
    • Belgrade War Heritage – From WWII to the Yugoslav Wars
    • The Border Forts of Czechoslovakia Against Nazi Germany
    • Cold War Forts and Museums in Denmark
    • The Cold War in Hungary – Military Collections, Leftovers & More
    • Communist Highlights in Prague and the Czech Republic
    • Communist Relics in Bucharest
    • The Estonian Aviation Museum
    • Forts of the Maginot Line
    • Hitler’s Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
    • Hitler’s Wonder Weapons in Northern France
    • The German Inner Border – GDR vs. FRG
    • JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas
    • Monino – Central Museum of the Russian Air Forces
    • Minsk – A Soviet Capital of the New Millennium
    • Peenemünde Army Research Facility
    • Places with a Soviet Flavor in Saint Petersburg
    • Planes of Fame Air Museum in California and Arizona
    • Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania
    • Regierungsbunker – Federal Germany’s Atomic Shelter
    • The Salpa Line – Finland’s Anti-Soviet Barrier
    • Soviet Airbases in the GDR – First Chapter
    • Soviet Aircraft in Minsk and Kiev
    • Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
    • Soviet ‘Monolith’ Nuclear Bunkers in Poland – Survivors & Ghosts
    • Soviet War Memorials in Berlin
    • Stalin in Georgia
    • STASI Prisons and Headquarters in Berlin and the GDR
    • Surrender Sites of Nazi Germany – Reims & Berlin-Karlshorst
    • Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
    • Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
    • Two Great Flying Aircraft Collections of the Northeast
    • A Walk in Kiev – From Medieval Town to Post-Soviet Metropolis
    • A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time
    • Warbirds in Texas
    • War Museums in Moscow
    • Wünsdorf – Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
    • WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
  •   Sightseeing
    • Aerospace Museum of California – Sacramento
    • The Aerospace Valley
    • Aircraft and Missiles Around Tucson
    • Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast
    • The Atlantic Wall – Off the Beaten Track
    • Belgrade War Heritage – From WWII to the Yugoslav Wars
    • Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary Celebrations in Schleswig-Jagel
    • The Cold War in Hungary – Military Collections, Leftovers & More
    • Communist Relics in Bucharest
    • A Few Remains of Nazi Grandeur in Germany
    • Flying over Moosehead Lake & Lobster Lake, Maine
    • Flying over Mt. Rainier and Mt. St.Helens
    • Former Soviet and East German Military Bases in the GDR – Pictures from Above
    • Frank Lloyd Wright in California
    • Inside the World’s Largest Aircraft – Antonov 225 Mriya
    • JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas
    • Minsk – A Soviet Capital of the New Millennium
    • Places with a Soviet Flavor in Saint Petersburg
    • Planes of Fame Air Museum in California and Arizona
    • The Red Army in Hungary – Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    • The Salpa Line – Finland’s Anti-Soviet Barrier
    • Secret Soviet Missile Bases in the GDR
    • Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Third Chapter
    • Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
    • Soviet War Memorials in Berlin
    • Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
    • Traces of the Cold War in Western Poland
    • Two Great Flying Aircraft Collections of the Northeast
    • A Walk in Kiev – From Medieval Town to Post-Soviet Metropolis
    • A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time
    • War Museums in Moscow
    • WWI Battlefields – Somme, Arras and Ypres
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  • Former Soviet and East German Military Bases in the GDR - Pictures from Above
    Former Soviet and East German Military Bases in the GDR - Pictures from Above
  • The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
  • Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
    Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
  • Soviet Airbases in the GDR - Third Chapter
    Soviet Airbases in the GDR - Third Chapter
  • Forst Zinna - A Soviet Ghost Base in Germany
    Forst Zinna - A Soviet Ghost Base in Germany
  • The Cold War in Hungary - Military Collections, Leftovers & More
    The Cold War in Hungary - Military Collections, Leftovers & More
  • Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf - Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
    Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf - Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
  • Wünsdorf - Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
    Wünsdorf - Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
  • Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
    Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
  • Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
    Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany

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Stalin in Georgia
Architecture, Museum

Stalin in Georgia

The republic of Georgia, located on the Caucasian isthmus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, was founded in … Continue reading Stalin in Georgia

JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas
Architecture, Museum, Sightseeing

JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas

The murder of President Kennedy in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963 is possibly one of the most well-known news stories … Continue reading JFK’s Last Trip to Fort Worth and Dallas

Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia
Architecture, Ghost Site, Sightseeing

Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia

Soon after the end of the war Tito and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia started a fight against the Soviet … Continue reading Spomenik – Iconic Modern Art from Tito’s Yugoslavia

Aalto’s Highlights in Finland
Architecture, Museum

Aalto’s Highlights in Finland

Possibly one of the worlds best-known architects from the 20th century, Alvar Aalto – together with his wife Aino, also … Continue reading Aalto’s Highlights in Finland

The Estonian Aviation Museum
Museum

The Estonian Aviation Museum

A nice and lively university town in the heart of the Estonian countryside, Tartu has really something for every kind … Continue reading The Estonian Aviation Museum

Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Third Chapter
Ghost Site, Sightseeing

Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Third Chapter

As mentioned in previous chapters on the same topic – you can find the first and second here – the territory … Continue reading Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Third Chapter

Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Second Chapter
Architecture, Ghost Site

Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Second Chapter

As pointed out in other posts on the topic – here and here -, the territory belonging to the German … Continue reading Soviet Airbases in the GDR – Second Chapter

Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast
Architecture, Ghost Site, Museum, Sightseeing

Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast

Among the countless interesting places and sights the States of the West Coast have to offer, even aircraft carriers need to … Continue reading Aircraft Carriers of the West Coast

Stalin’s Skyscrapers
Architecture

Stalin’s Skyscrapers

A distinctive feature of Moscow and some other European capital cities, Stalin’s skyscrapers were designed in the Forties and built … Continue reading Stalin’s Skyscrapers

Frank Lloyd Wright in California
Architecture, Sightseeing

Frank Lloyd Wright in California

Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings in California include many works from various stages of his artistic development. Considered together, these offer a … Continue reading Frank Lloyd Wright in California

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air aircraft airport america american army atomic attack berlin bomb border britain bunker car cold cold war communist control diy eisenhower germany guide hitler how to kennedy military missile museum nazi nixon nuclear photo reagan russia soviet stalin tank tripod us usa ussr visit walk war wwii

Top Posts & Pages

  • Former Soviet and East German Military Bases in the GDR - Pictures from Above
    Former Soviet and East German Military Bases in the GDR - Pictures from Above
  • The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
  • Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
    Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
  • Soviet Airbases in the GDR - Third Chapter
    Soviet Airbases in the GDR - Third Chapter
  • Forst Zinna - A Soviet Ghost Base in Germany
    Forst Zinna - A Soviet Ghost Base in Germany
  • The Cold War in Hungary - Military Collections, Leftovers & More
    The Cold War in Hungary - Military Collections, Leftovers & More
  • Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf - Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
    Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf - Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
  • Wünsdorf - Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
    Wünsdorf - Nazi/Soviet Supreme Military Command
  • Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
    Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
  • Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
    Traces of the Cold War in Southwest Germany
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