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A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.