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The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.

This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.