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Kingman, Arizona

Hackberry General Store

Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Rosendale, New York

Widow Jane Mine

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Cell phone light trails illuminating the caves of Mønsted Kalkgruber.
Stoholm, Denmark

Mønsted Kalkgruber

Nearly 40 miles and 1,000 years of limestone mines under Denmark.
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Thousands of Sticks of Dynamite Discovered in a Philippines Mine

If you're going to abandon your mine, please take your dynamite with you.
Eric Grundhauser August 15, 2016
Water tank tower.
Potomac, Maryland

Maryland Gold Mine Ruins

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Tonopah Mining Park.
Tonopah, Nevada

Tonopah Mining Park

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
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Places You Can No Longer Go: The Ottumwa Coal Palace

In the 1880s, Iowa wanted the world to know it was the king of coal.
Lucas Adams August 4, 2016
Satellite view of the closed down W.R. Grace Mine
Libby, Montana

Asbestos Town — Libby, Montana

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.
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Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.
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Pokémon Go Players Urged to Stop Walking Into Minefields

Be safe out there.
Erik Shilling July 20, 2016
The Cemex mine
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How to Steal a Beach

The California Coastal Commission says that a mining operation has been illegally taking precious sand for years.
Atlas Obscura July 18, 2016
Center of the Universe manhole
Wallace, Idaho

Center of the Universe Manhole

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
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The Self-Proclaimed Center of the Universe is in Wallace, Idaho

This came as a surprise to New York City.
Tao Tao Holmes July 13, 2016
B Shaft Obelisk
Ishpeming, Michigan

Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales

Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Courtesy Sydney Martinez/Travel Nevada
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A Night and a Day in Tonopah, Nevada

An adventure through Nevada's historic mining town, featuring the world-famous Clown Motel, a miner's graveyard, and a forest of cars.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas

Crater of Diamonds State Park

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
St. Michael's is an 18th century octagonal church
Madeley, England

St Michael's Church & the Nine Men of Madeley

This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.