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Nagoro, in Japan's Iya Valley, has fewer than 30 human residents and more than 350 handmade scarecrow dolls — each one made by a single woman, Tsukimi Ayano, to…
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Antikythera, a remote Greek island with just 24 permanent residents, is trying to repopulate itself by paying families €500 a month for three years and providing free housing. The…
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Sicilian and Sardinian towns have sold thousands of abandoned houses to foreigners for the symbolic price of €1. The hidden costs, deadlines, and bureaucracy mean only a fraction of…
From the California desert to the Florida swamp, mid-20th-century real estate developers laid out roads, dug canals, and platted hundreds of thousands of lots for residents who never came. The…
From mining ghost towns to entire communities evacuated by the federal government, these places were once home to thousands of Americans. Now most of them have fewer than ten residents…
From beach sand to specific foods to cultural artifacts — these souvenirs can land you with fines, seized luggage, or worse. Here's what customs officers are actually looking for.
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