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Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

A Korean village where times stands still.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.