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A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.