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Broken Hill, Australia

Big Ant

Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.
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New York, New York

John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
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Homosassa, Florida

Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
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Niagara Falls, New York

Love Canal Containment Zone

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Belconnen, Australia

Giant Mushroom

Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.
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Clayton, Georgia

Ice Box Cemetery

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Tomb of the Mather Family

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
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Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
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Hartlepool, England

Steetley Magnesite

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.
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San Francisco, California

Forbes Island

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
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Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia

Bamboo Trains

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
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Mungasdale, Scotland

Gruinard Island

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
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California

Farallon Islands

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.
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France

Clipperton Island

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
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Bakewell, England

Chatsworth House

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Istanbul, Turkey

Miniaturk

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.
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Bandiagara, Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
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San Francisco, California

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.