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The Mountain Submarine

Central City, Colorado

The Mountain Submarine

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.

Musso & Frank Grill, "Oldest Restaurant in Hollywood Since 1919."

Los Angeles, California

Musso and Frank Grill

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Yangshuo Moon Hill

Guilin, China

Yangshuo and Moon Hill

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Plants hanging from Babylonian-looking windows

Brasília, Brazil

Superquadra 205/206

The most unusual block in Brasília.

Gaiola Island

Naples, Italy

Gaiola Island

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The restroom at night.

Gildeskål, Norway

Uredd Rest Area (Ureddplassen)

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

Lady of the Lake

North Pole, Alaska

Lady of the Lake

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

Burial Spirit Houses

Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

Jug Rock

Shoals, Indiana

Jug Rock

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

High Bridge

New York, New York

High Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The remains of Riverside Hospital at North Brother Island

Bronx, New York

North Brother Island

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Admiral's Row
Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Admiral's Row

Abandoned 19th century homes once occupied by naval officers, soon to be demolished.

Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination

New York, New York

Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

The coelostat seen with the dome open. Photo from Palomar Observatory blog.

Pasadena, California

Hale Solar Laboratory

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

The long view of Cooper's Row

London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Ruins of the Crystal Palace

London, England

Ruins of the Crystal Palace

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Ruins of a Victorian folly in Sydenham Hill Woods, London, UK. (Mark Bowler/Atlas Obscura)

London, England

Ruined Victorian Folly

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

Highgate Cemetery

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Jantar Mantar

Jaipur, India

Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Julian Hathaway demonstrating a derrick for the General Petroleum Corporation, 1928.

Santa Fe Springs, California

Hathaway Ranch and Oil Museum

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

King Clone

Lucerne Valley, California

King Clone

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

Operation Teapot, April 15, 1955

Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Survival Town

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

International Printing Museum

Carson, California

International Printing Museum

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Museum of Neon Art

Glendale, California

Museum of Neon Art

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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