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The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

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 set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

An ice field known for harboring an infamous Martian meteorite turned out to contain the oldest air on Earth.

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.