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This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

Tucked away in a downtown Stockholm park are the remains of a World War II defense position.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This 14th-century monastery survived Turkish raids, Nazi occupation, and even a stint as a spot to store towels.

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."