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A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.