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Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.