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The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.