Skip to content

SightRaider

A personal travel guide to very unusual destinations

Primary Navigation

  • HOME – SightRaider.com
  • Architecture    
    • 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
  • BOOKSHOP
  • CONTACT & SUBSCRIPTION
  • LINKS
  • About the Site & Author

Search Site

Categories

  • Architecture
  • Ghost Site
  • Museum
  • Sightseeing

Popular Tags

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
  • Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
    Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
  • The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
  • Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
    Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
  • Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
    Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
  • Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
    Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
  • Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
    Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
  • 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
  • The Atlantic Wall in Denmark
    The Atlantic Wall in Denmark

Tag: secrecy

Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania
Ghost Site, Museum

Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania

While almost all nuclear sites you can find in European Countries once beyond the Iron Curtain are today totally abandoned … Continue reading Plokstine – A Preserved Nuclear Missile Site in Lithuania

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 Leftovers in Latvia
Ghost Site, Museum, Sightseeing

Soviet Leftovers in Latvia

Similar to the neighbor republics of Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia was occupied by the Soviets a first time in 1939 … Continue reading Soviet Leftovers in Latvia

A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time
Architecture, Museum, Sightseeing

A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time

Murmansk is a port town in the northwestern corner of todays Russian Federation. It bolsters the biggest population among the … Continue reading A Walk in Murmansk – A Soviet Industrial Port of Our Time

Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR
Ghost Site

Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR

The area around the small town of Jüterbog – located 60 miles south of Berlin – has a long military … Continue reading Jüterbog/Niedergörsdorf – Abandoned Flight Academy in the GDR

Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR
Ghost Site

Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR

‘The lost city of Vogelsang’ – this is the complete name often attributed to this former Soviet installation built under … Continue reading Vogelsang – Soviet Nuclear Base in the GDR

Soviet Airbases in the GDR – First Chapter
Ghost Site, Museum

Soviet Airbases in the GDR – First Chapter

Like other satellite countries in the Soviet empire, the German Democratic Republic – also known as ‘Eastern Germany’ before the … Continue reading Soviet Airbases in the GDR – First Chapter

Monino – Central Museum of the Russian Air Forces
Museum

Monino – Central Museum of the Russian Air Forces

Probably the most famous air museum in Russia – and formerly in the whole USSR – the Central Air Force … Continue reading Monino – Central Museum of the Russian Air Forces

Search Site

Categories

  • Architecture
  • Ghost Site
  • Museum
  • Sightseeing

Popular Tags

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
  • Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
    Soviet Leftovers in Latvia
  • The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
    The Red Army in Hungary - Airbases, Bunkers and Ghost Towns
  • Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
    Soviet Depots for Nuclear Warheads in the GDR
  • Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
    Hitler's Mystery Mega-Structures in Central Europe
  • Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
    Soviet 'Monolith' Nuclear Bunkers in Poland - Survivors & Ghosts
  • Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
    Soviet Bases and Bunkers in Southwest Poland
  • 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
  • The Atlantic Wall in Denmark
    The Atlantic Wall in Denmark
Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Publication by Automattic.
Back To Top