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New York, New York

John M. Mossman Lock Collection

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.
Homosassa, Florida

Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Niagara Falls, New York

Love Canal Containment Zone

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Clayton, Georgia

Ice Box Cemetery

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.
Boston, Massachusetts

Tomb of the Mather Family

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
Hartlepool, England

Steetley Magnesite

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.
San Francisco, California

Forbes Island

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia

Bamboo Trains

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
California

Farallon Islands

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.
Istanbul, Turkey

Miniaturk

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.
Bandiagara, Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
San Francisco, California

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
Harpenden, England

Rothamsted Research

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.
Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
Gibsonton, Florida

Gibsonton, Florida

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Dunedin, New Zealand

Tunnel Beach

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.
Western Shore, Nova Scotia

Oak Island Money Pit

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.
London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
Chester, New Jersey

Cooper's Mill

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.
Roubaix, France

La Piscine

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas

Pig Beach

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Jail Hostel

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.