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An abandoned railroad tunnel transformed into a creepy path for hikers and cyclists.

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

Thermal springs underneath the seabed provide the heat and bubbles for these beachside natural hot tubs.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.