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The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

Hike along an abandoned railway up to a popular pilgrimage site.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.

These 4,444 wooden steps straight up a mountain were built to serve a hydroelectric power station but these days, they're mostly used by hikers.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.

This remote river crossing was a popular campground on American westward expansion trails, and a former Pony Express station.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

Designed to commemorate the king's coronation.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

On the Mutha riverbank near the center of Pune stands a centuries-old temple with a fascinating old stone entrance.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Once a passageway that led to the Shaniwar Wada palace fort.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

The best-preserved Roman site in India.

This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.