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St. John's Episcopal Church
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Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
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The Old Limestone Arch
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Tamarugal, Chile
The Nitrate Towns of Chile
Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.
Key West, Florida
Dry Tortugas
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Seattle, Washington
Neukom Vivarium
A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.
Sausalito, California
Marin Headlands
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Kayaköy, Turkey
Abandoned Village of Kayakoy
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.
Glen Ellen, California
The Wolf House - Jack London State Park
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Phonsavan, Laos
Plain of Jars
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Višňové, Slovakia
Ruins of Cachtice Castle
The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.
Anaconda, Montana
Anaconda Smelter Stack
A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!
Micronesia
Rai Stones
Giant money stones of Yap.
Oman
Jazirat al Maqlab (Telegraph Island)
This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.
Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Plaza de Toros
Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.
Bahamas
Great Isaac Cay
Bermuda triangle lighthouse, site of mysterious disappearances, left to crumble into the Atlantic.
Detroit, Michigan
Michigan Theatre
Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.
Detroit, Michigan
Grande Ballroom
Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.
Louth, Ireland
Jumping wall of Kildemock
A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.
Hull, Massachusetts
Georges Island
Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
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