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This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.