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Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

An urban laboratory.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.