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A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

This atmospheric ruins are truly a sight to behold.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

An eclectic blend of esoteric imagery covers its interior.

A spring water stream jumps through a walkable "bridge" cavern and a narrow canyon.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.

This former ghost town high in the mountains of northern Mexico is now a pilgrimage site.

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.