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Vernon, France
The Old Mill of Vernon
A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.
Moscow, Russia
Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy
This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.
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The Self-Proclaimed Center of the Universe is in Wallace, Idaho
This came as a surprise to New York City.
Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
Grand Sky Drone Park
The U.S.' first commercial park dedicated entirely to flying drones.
Rustrel, France
Ochre Quarry in Colorado Provençal
One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.
Yūbari-shi, Japan
Shimizusawa Thermal Power Plant
This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.
Jonesport, Maine
Maine Coast Sardine History Museum
The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.
Mattoon, Illinois
Blalack & Walter Well No. 1
This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.
Ohope, New Zealand
Whakaari/White Island
The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.
Sheffield, England
Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Taroona, Australia
The Shot Tower Historic Site
For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.
El Salto, Mexico
The Deadly Rio Lerma
The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.
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Every Spring, Montana's Abandoned Mine Shafts Open Giant Holes in the Ground
A depression in the backyard could be an abandoned mine shaft hundreds of feet deep.
Permanently Closed
Rosemount, Minnesota
UMore Park Abandoned Munitions Plant
The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Hoover-Mason Trestle
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
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World's Largest Coal Company Files for Bankruptcy
It's been a rough few years.
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Provo, Utah
Satan's Land
In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.
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The Photos that Exposed American Child Labor
From 1908 to 1924, Lewis Hine collected visual evidence of the nation's youngest workers.
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