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Stanhope, New Jersey

Waterloo Village

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Thurmond's Main Street. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond, West Virginia

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Ob Hill and McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station, Antarctica

McMurdo Station

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

Pneumatic Tube System at Stanford University Hospital

Palo Alto, California

Pneumatic Tube System at Stanford University Hospital

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

Vigna Randanini.

Rome, Italy

Vigna Randanini

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

Saltstraumen Maelstrom

Bodo, Norway

Saltstraumen Maelstrom

World's strongest whirlpool.

Rafflesia

Khlong Sok, Thailand

Rafflesia

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

Ruins of a Victorian folly in Sydenham Hill Woods, London, UK. (Mark Bowler/Atlas Obscura)

London, England

Ruined Victorian Folly

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

Shilin Stone Forest

Kunming, China

Shilin Stone Forest

270 million year-old forest of stone.

Owia Salt Pond, seen from the main road around the island of St. Vincent. (Russell Fielding/Atlas Obscura)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Owia Salt Pond

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

National Capitol Columns

Washington, D.C.

National Capitol Columns

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Fryar working on one of his creations.

Bishopville, South Carolina

Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Stanley Hotel at sunrise.

Estes Park, Colorado

The Stanley Hotel

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

History of Humanity

Felicity, California

Felicity, California: Center of the World

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Northlandz

Flemington, New Jersey

Northlandz

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

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Davis Station, Antarctica

Antarctic Sculpture Garden

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns. (matthigh/Flickr)

Death Valley, California

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

The artesian bottling factory that now houses the Dr Pepper Museum.

Waco, Texas

Dr Pepper Museum

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Kintai Bridge. (Ken Spink/Atlas Obscura)

Iwakuni, Japan

Kintai Bridge

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Las Pozas

Xilitla, Mexico

Las Pozas

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The entrance to the caves in St. Paul.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Wabasha Street Caves

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden - Maple Hall Courtyard.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

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