Nome, Alaska
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This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
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Nome, Alaska
This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Fairbanks, Alaska
One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Chitina, Alaska
The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.
Fairbanks, Alaska
This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Onomichi, Japan
This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.
Odawara, Japan
Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.
Isahaya, Japan
This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.
Otsuchi, Japan
A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Taketomi, Japan
White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.
Suita-shi, Japan
Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.
Osaka, Japan
The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.
Kawasaki, Japan
A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Naoshima, Japan
A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.
Atami, Japan
Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.