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The St. Francis Dam after the collapse

Santa Clarita, California

St. Francis Dam

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

The Bebelplatz.

Berlin, Germany

The Bebelplatz

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Carousel of Extinct and Endangered Animals

Paris, France

Carousel of Extinct and Endangered Animals

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Aerial view of Lake Hillier

Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Strecker Memorial Laboratory

New York, New York

Strecker Memorial Laboratory

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

Lemon Grove Girl
Permanently Closed

San Diego, California

Lemon Grove Mummies

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

October 2022

Los Angeles, California

Pink's Hot Dogs

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Vernadsky Station

Antarctica

The Bar at Vernadsky Research Base

One of the world's southernmost bars.

Boots taken from victims to prevent them running away. Copyright Michael P. Jones/Cascade Geographic Society 2010.

Portland, Oregon

Portland's Shanghai Tunnels

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Hekla with Reflection

Iceland

Hekla

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

One of the open vaults in the Christ Church Parish Church.

Oistins, Barbados

The Chase Vault

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.

Testut-Latarjet Museum

Lyon, France

Testut-Latarjet Museum

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

The Glorious Diorama

Boulder City, Nevada

Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Saddam Hussein's new construction on the ruins of Babylon.

Hillah, Iraq

Babylon

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Inside the Golden House.

Rome, Italy

Domus Aurea

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Malkata

Luxor, Egypt

Malkata Palace

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

Indian Village of the Ahwahnee

Yosemite National Park, California

Indian Village of the Ahwahnee

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The Robert Frost Farm in 1974

Derry, New Hampshire

Robert Frost Farm

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

Honghe, China

Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

The newly restored Tiffany Dome.

Chicago, Illinois

Tiffany Dome

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel

New York, New York

Second Cemetery of the Congregation Shearith Israel

New York's unstoppable progress turned this cemetery into the smallest burial ground in the city.

Assateague Island

Berlin, Maryland

Assateague Island

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

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