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On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.