Hallstatt, Austria
Salzwelten: The Hallstatt Salt Mine
The world's oldest known salt mine.
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Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.
Altaussee, Austria
During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Stanley, Idaho
See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Wallace, Idaho
It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.
Wallace, Idaho
After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.
Wallace, Idaho
This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.
Wallace, Idaho
The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Kansas City, Missouri
A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Cartwright, North Dakota
A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.
Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Portland, Maine
Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
Dresden, Germany
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.