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Fingal's Cave

Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Inside the Todra Gorge

Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Bunker at Cape May Point. (Andriy Boychuk)

Cape May, New Jersey

Bunker At Cape May Point

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The Eden Project

Saint Blazey, England

The Eden Project

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Laeken Greenhouses illuminated. (luc_viatour/Flickr)

Brussels, Belgium

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Curitiba Botanical Gardens

Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba Botanical Gardens

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

The Lost Sea

Sweetwater, Tennessee

Lost Sea

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Bombay Beach, California. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A street in historical Shoe-makers market of Safranbolu. (Wikimedia Commons)

Safranbolu, Turkey

Safranbolu, Turkey

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

Demolition gear and No 7 Settler Tank
Permanently Closed

Hartlepool, England

Steetley Magnesite

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.

George Air Force Base. (Benedict Siegel/Atlas Obscura)

Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

The active volcano on Miyakejima. (Creative Commons)

Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

Bandiagara, Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

Fairy Chimneys

Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Moulagenmuseum. (Press Photo)

Zurich, Switzerland

Moulagenmuseum

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

Tourists can hang out with the crocodiles.

Paga, Ghana

Sacred Crocodile Ponds of Paga

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

Kitch-iti-kipi

Manistique, Michigan

Kitch-iti-kipi

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Wineglass Bay. (prasitmankad/Flickr)

Freycinet, Australia

Wineglass Bay

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

The main concourse. (Wikimedia Commons)

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

Hot Wells Hotel and Spa. (Creative Commons)

San Antonio, Texas

Hot Wells Hotel and Spa

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

Abandoned sugar silos in 2009. (Wikimedia Commons)
Permanently Closed

Santa Maria, California

Betteravia Sugar Plant

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Ventura Oil Refinery. (tunnelbug/Flickr)
Permanently Closed

Ventura, California

Ventura Oil Refinery

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

Richmond Shipyards.

Richmond, California

Richmond Shipyards

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

This is the right side of the complex. From here you can see one of the few remaining structures and for some reason a city bus.

Chatsworth, California

LA-88 Nike Missile Site

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

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