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The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.