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Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.

The lasting remains of the region's once booming cement industry.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously.

This memorial was raised in honor of a group of workers heavily impacted by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

This cupola was once seen as an architectural disaster.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.