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Hammonton, New Jersey
Amatol Ghost Town
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
Ostrava, Czechia
Lower VĂtkovice
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
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Found: An Unusually Beautiful Bathroom Hidden Beneath a Factory Floor
They are nice sinks.
San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
Ponte Sospeso
A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Mackwoods Tea Plantation Sign
A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
La FĂ¡brica (The Factory)
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Avery Island, Louisiana
Tabasco Museum and Factory
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
Berlin, Germany
Otto Weidt's Workshop for the Blind
A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.
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Rediscovering the Civil War Heroics of a Tiny Massachusetts Armory
By pioneering mass production techniques, it played a unique role in U.S. history in more ways than one.
San Francisco, California
Arion Press and M & H Type
Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.
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The Hidden Tunnel Workers of Chongqing
In bomb shelters beneath the Chinese city, restaurants and factories thrive.
North Tonawanda, New York
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
Rosignano marittimo, Italy
Spiagge Bianche (White Beaches)
This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.
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Watch Anti-Hitler Vegetable Propaganda
During World War II, American cannery workers were urged to "beet Hitler."
Irwindale, California
Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Factory
Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.
Birmingham, England
Newman Brothers Coffin Works
England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.
Highland Park, Michigan
Highland Park Ford Plant
Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton Clothing Factory Fire Monument
A memorial to the 1913 tragedy that helped protect the workers of the future.
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