5 Best Fake Cities in the World

Hogeweyk Village

Fake cities exist for many reasons:  training, propaganda, subterfuge, filming, tourism.  Few are meant to be 100% realistic, but some are definitely more realistic than others.  Here are our top most realistic fake cities, current and past.  Fake cities designed to pull in tourists are left off this list (except for one notable exception in… Continue reading 5 Best Fake Cities in the World

Dry-Land Submarine Trainer, 1950

Dry Land Submarine Trainer 1950

Its proper name was the Mark VII Attack Teacher and it was housed in a 3 story building in New London, CT. In an age before computers could process graphics, vehicle and nautical simulations had to be done with models. Trainees sat in a submarine mockup on the second floor, with a periscope jutting up… Continue reading Dry-Land Submarine Trainer, 1950

See the Fake White House in Suburban Maryland: James J. Rowley Training Center

James J. Rowley Training Facility Replica White House, Beltsville MD

In an April 5, 1982 TIME magazine article, it was mentioned that a fake White House and Blair House (the little auxiliary house across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House) were going to be built in Beltsville, Maryland: Thomas Jefferson, the architect President, designed parts of the White House. Now with Ronald Reagan, the thespian… Continue reading See the Fake White House in Suburban Maryland: James J. Rowley Training Center