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Defaced since the early 80s, this bridge has become local icon to the metalheads and residents of the city.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.

The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.

The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

One of the largest wholesale markets in South Asia, bearing responsibility for nearly 60% of Dhaka’s daily vegetable supply.

Hidden under the thick tropical vegetation of a cemetery is the tomb of Columbo Sahib.

A forgotten Art Deco department store in central Budapest, where faded socialist-era retail grandeur meets the haunting beauty of urban decay.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

Imitations of Chinese coins were minted here for foreign trade before Japan got its own currency.

A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.

These seven moai figures are the world's only sanctioned replicas of the Easter Island originals.

Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

The birthplace of the Japanese idiom "wet clothes" meaning “false accusation."

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.