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 Forts in ...

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One of the most bizarre yet stunning towers in the UK stands strong in the Thames Estuary as they were built to protect Britain from German air raids during World War Two. The Maunsell Sea Forts in ...

They came, they saw... and they conquered one of the most imposing pieces of architecture around Kent. British divers Gary Hunt and Blake Aldridge took an amazing leap of faith off the Maunsell Forts ...

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A cluster of rusting towers that were once a key line of defence against Nazi Germany could be about to get an unlikely new lease of life – as a luxury hotel. Plans have been drawn up to transform the ...