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A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.