Finland’s Bizarre Sculpture Garden: The Treasure of Veijo Rönkkönen
North Dakota’s Pyramid of Disappointment: the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex
In the age of flexing our military muscles in the USSR’s face, we built an enormous pyramid…
Mystery at Hitler’s Secret Gas Plant: Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG
Abandoned at the end of WW2, this synthetic gas plant was part of the Germans’ solution to having no reliable fuel source.
Florida’s Sunken Dystopia: the Cape Romano Dome Homes
Arkansas’s Park on a Slippery Slope: Dogpatch USA
Belgium’s Surprise from the Skies: the Nazi assault on Fort Eben-Emael
The Santa Claus of Quintino and His Abandoned Park
The Mysteries of Sloss Furnaces
I came across this Birmingham, AL landmark when I was browsing Wiki Commons. Its original plant equipment is abandoned, but the grounds have been reinvented.
France’s Underground ‘Titanic’: The Maginot Line at Fort La Ferte
Sorry this one’s late. And two minutes longer than my usual length! Hopefully it’s worth your time. ~B