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The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques