According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.