Bannerman Castle Bannerman Castle

Bannerman Castle: New York’s Forgotten Fortress of Dreams and Munitions

Perched on the tiny island of Pollepel in the Hudson River, just 60 miles north of New York…
Fort Douaumont Fort Douaumont

Fort Douaumont: Bastion of Verdun’s Enduring Legacy

Fort Douaumont stands in quiet solitude on a ridge above the Meuse Valley, just northeast of Verdun in…
Grumant Grumant

Grumant: A Lost Soviet Outpost in the High Arctic

On the western coast of Spitsbergen, facing the cold waters of Isfjorden, the ruins of Grumant cling to…
Houtouwan Fishing Village Houtouwan Fishing Village

The Emerald Ghost of the East China Sea: Houtouwan Fishing Village

On the far edge of Zhejiang Province, where the East China Sea flings spray against a scatter of…
Alcatraz Alcatraz

The Rock and the Republic: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, USA

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary occupies an outsized place in the American imagination. Perched on a wind-scoured island in San…