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The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.