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A flying saucer has landed for good in the middle of a tiny Canadian town.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.

The largest garbage dump in all of Central America is home to a tragic community that make their living from the refuse.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

On a college campus in the Oklahoma panhandle a museum honors the last piece of the contiguous United States to be classified as No Man's Land.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.