Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Rising from the water like rusty invaders out of H.G. Wells, the Maunsell Army ...

If you love old, abandoned places and don’t mind ... which is situated along the Canadian border. The fort comes with the 8-acre island it’s situated on, plus an additional 86 acres of ...

Then why not create your own country on an abandoned sea fort or oil rig? That’s what these people have done. Spitbank Fort and No Man’s Land Fort in Portsmouth Harbour, turned into luxury ...

As part of their efforts to preserve and maintain the island’s historic forts, the St. George’s Foundation recently removed an abandoned vehicle from the western moat at Fort Victoria.