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Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

An isolated early 20th-century gold mine in the remote Pine Forest Range contains much preserved equipment.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

The remnants of what was once the longest bridge in the world.

A relic of the region's rich seaweed industry.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

This cairn in the shape of a woman has looked over a tiny Minnesota town for well over a century.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

Artillery recovered from the sea floor marks the spot of an extraordinary shipwreck.

An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.