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Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A shop for all your magical needs and notions.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.

These skilfully executed, poignant works of art dot a verdant Scottish dell.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.