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Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

The world's most comprehensive collection of Willard timepieces is a celebration of early American clockmaking.

All that remains of the former site of the final home of president Franklin Pierce.

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.

A recently-abandoned international exhibition center.

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

A once-beautiful retreat is now a crumbling ruin.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.

A replica of the lost rock cliff that was once significant in Singapore's maritime history.

This 17th-century place of worship still celebrates holidays in the traditional Swedish fashion.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.

Made to improve road safety, these policemen-like figurines in Miyakojima island have earned an enthusiastic fanbase.

Feast on contemporary Filipino cuisine in a chef’s backyard.

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

Visit a church sculpted from hardened lava.