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Wake Island as seen from space.

Wake Island

A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.

The 98 Rock memorial stone.

United States Minor Outlying Islands

The 98 Rock

A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.

Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

Ruins of Talietumu Fortress

The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.

Coral Chasm in Niue

Alofi, Niue

Niue

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

Anchorage Island, at the north tip of the atoll.

Cook Islands

Suwarrow Atoll

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

Nikumaroro Island

Kiribati

Nikumaroro Island

Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.

Earhart Light

Howland Island

Earhart Light

The ruins of a lighthouse on the island Amelia Earhart never reached.

Great White Shark

Pacific Ocean

The Great White Cafe

The world's largest aggregation of great white sharks is at a mysterious spot in the middle of the ocean.

Ocean sample indicating parts of plastic to parts of zooplankton, collected by Algalita Marine Research Foundation

Pacific Ocean, United States

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Island of trash twice the size of Texas floats in the Pacific.

School/auditorium (inside).
Permanently Closed

Franklin, Québec

Dorea Institute

This abandoned orphanage-turned-asylum witnessed a terrible chapter in Québec's history.

Dixon's American Graphite Mill

Hague, New York

Dixon's American Graphite Mill

The graphite created here was used in the manufacturing of pencils.

Spectacle Island Sea Glass Beaches

Quincy, Massachusetts

Spectacle Island Sea Glass Beaches

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Holyoke Heritage State Park

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Holyoke Heritage State Park

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

Water tower

Oakland, New Jersey

Van Slyke Castle Ruins

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

Staten Island's stone cairn garden.
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Staten Island, New York

Mount Loretto Beach Rock Garden

Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.

Hispanic Society Museum and Library

New York, New York

Hispanic Society Museum and Library

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

Phone Booth Graveyard
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Phone Booth Graveyard

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

Hamilton's Grange, November 2016

New York, New York

Hamilton Grange

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

New cover here now....
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Oldest Manhole Cover

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

Maxilla & Mandible
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Maxilla & Mandible

A Natural History and Science Emporium.

Le Train Bleu Restaurant
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New York, New York

Le Train Bleu Restaurant

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

James Farley Post Office
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

James Farley Post Office Museum

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

Exchange Bar & Grill
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Exchange Bar & Grill

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

Exterior of the former Fillmore East.
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New York, New York

The Fillmore East

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

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