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Mike Kaplan

This Silver Boomtown Feels Like the Wild West Never Ended

Virginia City

Somewhere in the high desert east of the Sierra Nevada, a narrow main street lined with Victorian-era facades and wooden boardwalks runs along the slope of Mount Davidson.

This Historic River Town Feels Like Stepping Into a Mark Twain Novel

Mark Twain Paddle steam boat

Somewhere along the Mississippi, about two hours north of St Louis, there’s a small city where brick storefronts hug the riverbank and a white lighthouse perches on a bluff above the water.

The Harbor Town That Captures Everything People Dream About New England

Camden Maine

Somewhere along the Maine coast, there’s a harbor town that keeps popping up on every “best of” list—and it makes sense.

The Medieval Town Hidden Behind a Giant Rock Island

Monemvasia Greece

Somewhere on the southeastern coast of the Peloponnese, a massive limestone rock rises from the sea.

The Whitewashed Town Hidden Beneath a Giant Rock

Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Somewhere in the province of Cádiz, a whole town just melts into the rock. Streets dip beneath huge stone overhangs.

The Abandoned Fishing Village Slowly Being Swallowed by Nature

Houtouwan

Somewhere on a small island, entire rows of houses are slowly vanishing under a thick coat of ivy. Rooftops just melt into the hillside.

This Mysterious Stone Complex Is 12,000 Years Old — And No, That’s Not a Typo

Ancient Site of Gobekli Tepe

Perched on a dry limestone ridge in southeastern Turkey, this place doesn’t exactly scream “history-changing.

The Center of the Universe Turns Out to Be in a Small Town in the Rockies

Wallace, Idaho

Picture a town where every commercial building on the main street sits on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Cliffside Path Once Known as the Most Dangerous Walk in the World

El Caminito del Rey

Somewhere in the limestone interior of this southern province, a narrow boardwalk clings to the sheer walls of a gorge that plunges almost 100 meters to the river below.

This Quiet Florida Beach Is Beautiful, Relaxed—and Also One of America’s Most Dangerous

New Smyrna Beach

Somewhere on Florida’s central Atlantic coast, about fifteen miles south of Daytona Beach, there’s a barrier island where the sand is wide enough to drive on, the waves pull in surfers year-round.

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