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A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

North Dakota's smallest store only has tiny items.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A Soviet-era health spa complete with radioactive bathing and shock therapy.

A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.

A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

A failed utopia, shut down by a more legitimate nation.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

This tiny uninhabited islet off the coast of Norfolk Island was formed by blowing sand from nearby dunes.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.