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Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

This memorial was created by an Irish nurse who lived in New York City during 9/11.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.