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This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The saddest little diner in New York.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.