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This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

An historic, one-lane, pedestrian suspension bridge on Kauai.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

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

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.