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The Motomiya Movie Theater, built in 1914.

Motomiya, Japan

Motomiya Movie Theater

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.

Entrance to the large tunnel.

Nishiki, Japan

Nishiki Secret Base Museum

Secret tunnels leading to underground facilities lurk near the remains of a World War II-era Japanese Navy airbase.

The South Platte Hotel on a hot July day.

Conifer, Colorado

South Platte Hotel

A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.

The front of the ruins.

San Jose, California

Ruins of the Bayside Cannery

This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.

Al Naslaa Rock in 2021.

Tayma, Saudi Arabia

Al Naslaa

In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.

The arrow.

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

World's Tallest Yew Hedge

Cirencester, England

World's Tallest Yew Hedge

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

More than 25,000 books were burned on this site.

Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Book Burning Memorial

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

Double Arches from the north

Ossining, New York

Double Arch Bridge

At this site, two historic stone bridges spanning the Sing Sing Kill—one right on top of the other.

Old Signs of Amman Museum

Amman, Jordan

Old Signs of Amman Museum

Home to over 1,000 street signs, this museum offers visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.

Marine Court

Hastings, England

Marine Court

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

Reached via a relatively easy mile hike, Balanced Rock is a perfect adventure for those with just a short time in the park.

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

Panshanger Orangery

Hertford, England

Panshanger Orangery

The last remains of a long-demolished estate.

St Charles Frog Hole

Saint Charles, Missouri

Saint Charles Frog Hole

A frog crossed this road, but whether it made it to the other side remains a mystery.

Mr Therm Balcony Railings

Oxford, England

Mr. Therm Balcony Railings

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

Tokyo's largest birthday cake is something to see.

Tokyo, Japan

Futaba Cake Building

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.

One of three bronze cats that populate Asheville's Cat Walk.

Asheville, North Carolina

The Cat Walk

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

Grain Belt Bottle Cap Sign

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Grain Belt Bottle Cap Sign

This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.

EUR Piezometric Water Tower

Rome, Italy

EUR Piezometric Water Tower

Nicknamed “The Mushroom,” this unique water tower has been featured in several iconic movie scenes.

Ruins of the Ilha Grande Aqueduct

Ilha Grande, Brazil

Ruins of the Ilha Grande Aqueduct

The ruins of a 19th-century aqueduct run through this Brazilian island's deep forest.

Suehiro Shrine

Tainan City, Taiwan

Suehiro Shrine at Hayashi Department Store

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.

Argonne Ghost Town

Argonne, South Dakota

Argonne Ghost Town

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.

Stockton Diamond Railroad Crossing

Stockton, California

Stockton Diamond Railroad Crossing

In a forgotten Central Valley industrial park lies the busiest railroad junction in California.

This 30-foot tall brick tower is occupied by a flock of Swiss goats.

Windsor, Illinois

Tower of Baa-Goat

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

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