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Pozzuoli, Italy

Monte Nuovo

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.
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Argentina

Huemul Island

The island houses the ruins of a secret nuclear fusion lab that once employed high-profile Nazi scientists
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Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Old Kachcheri

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Wallace, Idaho

Center of the Universe Manhole

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.
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Genola, Utah

Tintic Standard Reduction Mill

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.
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Delta, Utah

Trilobite Quarry

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Dylan Added by Dylan
East Haddam, Connecticut

Moodus Noises

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Mineral Wells, Texas

Mineral Wells Fossil Park

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.
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Ruth, Nevada

Garnet Hill Rockhound Area

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

Quinta da Regaleira

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Added by geokate
San Antonio, Mexico

La Lobera

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.
Added by CPilgrim
Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Prohm

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Added by elsie4LC
Chichen Itza, Mexico

Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Tre Added by Tre
Xilitla, Mexico

Las Pozas

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.
Added by Marc
Beveren, Belgium

The Doomed City of Doel

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Laetitia Petruzzella Added by Laetitia Petruzzella
Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok Airplane Graveyard

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.
elizabethtravels Added by elizabethtravels
Eastsound, Washington

The Aproximada

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.
DrSammy Added by DrSammy